HP XP7 Continuous Access Synchronous for Mainframe Systems User Guide (TK911-96003)

4 Sharing Continuous Access Synchronous Z volumes
This chapter helps you plan Continuous Access Synchronous Z (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
YesYesP-VOL in Split/SUSPOP status
NoNoP-VOL in Resync-R/REVRSY status
NoNoP-VOL when also used as a Cnt Ac-J Z primary or
secondary volume
YesYesP-VOL (none of the above)
NoYesS-VOL in Split/SUSPOP status
NoNoS-VOL (none of the above)
NoNo
1, 3, 5
Reserved volume
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