HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.3.1-00 User Guide

Copy pair management operations
You can perform the following pair management functions in HP StorageWorks P9000 Command
View Advanced Edition Suite:
• Define, create, and delete open volume copy pairs
• Modify copy-pair tasks
• create: Creates a copy pair
• split: Separates a copy pair
• resync: Synchronizes a secondary volume with the primary volume
• restore: Restores the copy pair from a secondary volume to the primary volume
• delete: Releases a copy pair and changes the status to simplex
• View information from the Hosts, Storage Systems, and Copy-Pair Configuration Definitions trees
• View tasks
• View workflows
• Add, edit, or delete command devices
• View event logs
• Switch to maintenance mode
To access other pair management functionality, you must register a Replication Manager license and
log in to Command View AE Suite with Replication Manager permissions.
Adding command devices
1. From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to start the Replication Manager.
2. From the Explorer menu, select Resources and then Storage Systems.
3. Expand the tree and select the desired storage system.
4. Click the Open link, and then on the Cmd Devs tab, click the Add Cmd Devices button and add
the command device.
To view a command device:
Click the Open link from the storage system name shown in the Replication Manager. Next, click on
the Cmd Devs tab to see a list of added command devices.
Editing command devices
1. From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to start the Replication Manager.
2. From the Explorer menu select Resources and then Storage Systems.
3. Expand the tree and select the desired storage system.
4. Click the Open link and then on the Cmd Devs tab click the pencil and paper icon and edit the
command device.
To view a command device:
Click the Open link from the storage system name shown in the Replication Manager. Next, click on
the Cmd Devs tab to see a list of edited command devices.
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