Operating System Software User Manual

3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide
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a. System - Select the primary (source) system on which the Remote Copy group will
be created.
b. (Optional) Domain - Select the domain in which the Remote Copy group will
reside.
c. Group - Enter a name for the group.
d. (Optional) Start group after completion - Select if you want the Remote Copy
group to be started (start mirroring) after it is created.
e. (Optional) Do not perform initial sync - Select if you do not want the created
Remote Copy group to be synchronized with its backup group.
5. In the Backup group:
a. Name - The system(s) NOT selected as the source system, automatically appears.
b. Mode - Select Synchronous or Periodic.
c. (Optional) Sync Period - If you selected Periodic, select this checKiBox and select
second(s), minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and enter a numeric value for when
you wish the source and backup groups to synchronize their data. If not selected,
no period is used.
6. In the Source Volume on list, select a source virtual volume from the virtual volume
list.
7. In the Backup Volume on list, select a backup virtual volume from the virtual volume
list, or click New to create a new backup volume.
Note: When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists to include by clicking
the down arrow and selecting Virtual Volumes, Provisioning, and Virtual
Size. To clear the filter, click Clear.
8. If you clicked New:
a. Enter a volume name.
b. Select CPG for the user space.
c. Select a CPG for the copy space.
d. (Optional) If you wish to enter an allocation warning percentage and/or allocation
limit, click Enabled and enter a value.
Note: If you are creating a Remote Copy group for a Synchronous Long
Distance Remote Copy configuration, repeat steps 7 and 8 for the second
Backup Volume on list of virtual volumes.
9. Click Add.
10. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to create additional Remote Copy groups.
11. Click OK.