HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager User Guide (T3680-96089, October 2012)

3. Select Actions > New DR Group.
The Replicate Wizard opens.
4. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Creating mirrorclones
Use a container to create a synchronized mirrorclone copy of a virtual disk. See virtual disks
Synchronized mirrorclones and Containers.
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, or jobs to create a synchronized mirrorclone. See Virtual disks actions
cross reference.
• A container that is the same size as the source virtual disk must already exist. Procedure.
• Guidelines apply. See virtual disks Mirrorclone guidelines.
• Dynamic capacity management guidelines apply. For more information, see Using
DC-Management with replication.
Procedure
The following procedure uses the GUI.
1. In the navigation pane, select Virtual Disks.
2. On the List tab, select the source virtual disk to replicate using the mirrorclone method.
3. Select Actions > Create Mirrorclone.
The Mirrorclone window opens.
4. Follow the instruction in the window.
Creating snapclones (preallocated)
Use a container to create a point-in-time snapclone copy of a virtual disk. See virtual disks
Preallocated snapclones and containers.
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, jobs, or the CLUI to create preallocated snapclones. See Virtual disks
actions cross reference.
• A container that is the same size as the original virtual disk must already exist. Procedure.
• Guidelines apply. See virtual disks Snapclone guidelines.
• A flush of the source virtual disk write cache is required before replication is started. See
Preallocated snapclones.
• Dynamic capacity management guidelines apply. See Using DC-Management with replication
for more information.
Procedure
The following procedure uses the GUI.
1. In the navigation pane, select Virtual Disks.
2. On the List tab, select the virtual disk to replicate using the preallocated snapclone method.
3. Select Actions > Snapclone-Preallocated.
The New Preallocated Snapclone window opens.
4. Follow the instruction in the window.
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