HP XP P9000 Continuous Access Synchronous for Mainframe Systems User Guide

4 Sharing Continuous Access Synchronous Z volumes
This chapter helps you plan Cnt Ac-S Z pair volumes when they are shared with non-Cnt Ac-S Z
volumes. All the software products that can be used with Cnt Ac-S Z are discussed here.
Volume types that can be shared with Continuous Access Synchronous Z
The following table shows when volumes used by other software can also be used as Cnt Ac-S Z
P-VOLs and S-VOLs.
Used as S-VOL?Used as P-VOL?Functions and volumes
Cache Residency
YesYesVolume with CR data
Compatible FlashCopy
YesYesS-VOL
NoYes
1
,
3
,
5
T-VOL
Compatible FlashCopy SE
(4)
YesYesS-VOL
NoNoT-VOL
Parallel Access Volumes
YesYesParallel Access Volumes volume
Compatible XRC
NoYesMain volume
NoYesRemote volume
Concurrent Copy (CC)
NoYesCC volume
Data Exchange
NoNoVolume for mainframe and open-systems use
Thin Provisioning Z
YesYesTHP V-VOL
NoNoPool VOL
Business Copy Z
YesYesS-VOL in Split/SUSPOP status
NoNoS-VOL in Resync-R/REVRSY status
NoNoS-VOL when also used as a Cnt Ac-J Z primary or
secondary volume
YesYesS-VOL (none of the above)
NoYesT-VOL in Split/SUSPOP status
NoNoT-VOL (none of the above)
NoNo
1, 3, 5
Reserved volume
Continuous Access Journal Z
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