HP XP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.6.0-00 User Guide

1. Replication Manager loads the following information when an instance of HP StorageWorks
P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software is registered:
• DADIDs (Gen’ed/Non Gen’ed/Remote) and prefixes specified in the initialization parameters
of BCM Agent
• Allocated data sets for disk configuration definition files and copy group definition files
• Volume list described in the disk configuration definition file
• Pair configurations (including copy groups and containers) described in the copy group
definition file
2. Replication Manager uses this information to perform a series of scans to locate the volumes that
can be used for pair configuration.
3. Replication Manager identifies the disk configuration and stores the list to the disk configuration
definition file.
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Although Device Manager provides common functions for Replication Manager operations, BCM is
the sole source for mainframe information.
Related topics
• About volume scans, page 68
• Types of volume scans, page 69
Volume scan
This module provides information about types of volume scans and procedure for performing volume
scans:
• About volume scans, page 68
• Setting volume ranges for volume scan, page 69
• Performing a volume scan, page 71
About volume scans
Volume scanning is part of the mainframe discovery process used by Replication Manager to identify
a list of volumes for pair definition. There are three types of scans available for discovering mainframe
volumes. For details about the three scanning methods, see “Types of volume scans” on page 69.
Related topics
• About mainframe volume discovery, page 67
• Types of volume scans, page 69
• Performing a volume scan, page 71
Discovering volumes68