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Quick Setup: Unidirectional Remote Copy
Table 4 Quick Setup Steps for Unidirectional Pairs: 1-to-1, N-to-1, and 1-to-N Configurations
Backup SystemPrimary SystemReferenceStep
—startrcopy“Setting Up the Primary
System” (page 68)
1. Start Remote Copy.
—RCIP:
creatercopytarget
“2. Define a target.
<target_name> IP
<N:S:P>:<IP_addr>
RCFC:
creatercopytarget
<target_name> FC
<node_WWN>
<N:S:P:WWN>
startrcopy—“Setting Up the Backup
System” (page 69)
3. Start Remote Copy.
RCIP:
creatercopytarget
—“4. Define a target.
<target_name> IP
<N:S:P>:<IP_addr>
RCFC:
creatercopytarget
<target_name> FC
<node_WWN>
<N:S:P:WWN>
showrcopyshowrcopy“Checking the Links between
Systems” (page 70)
5. Check the links between
systems.
Create virtual volumes that
are the same size as the
Create virtual volumes.6. Ensure virtual volumes
exist and can be used
with Remote Copy.
• “Verifying Virtual
Volumes Are Created for
Remote Copy” (page 71)
volumes on the primary
system.
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—creatercopygroup
<group_name>
<target_name>:<mode>
“Creating Remote Copy
Volume Groups” (page 71)
7. Create volume groups.
N-to-1: <mode> = periodic
—setrcopygroup period
<period_value>s|m|h|d
“8. (Optional, asynchronous
periodic mode only) Set
up automatic
synchronization.
<target_name>
<group_name>
—admitrcopyvv
<VV_name>
“9. Add the virtual volumes
to their volume groups.
<group_name>
<target_name:sec_VV_name>
——“Deciding on an Initial
Replication Method”
(page 74)
10. Decide the method to use
for the first replication of
data.
“Using Tape for Initial
Synchronization and
Backup” (page 82)
• If using tape for data
transfer:
startrcopygroup
<group_name>
“Starting Initial Replication:
Copying Data Directly from
• If synchronizing directly
from system to system:
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