Creating A Remote Volume - HP StorageWorks P4000 User Manual

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(Optional) Enter a description for this remote snapshot.

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Click Update Pending Table Below to add this remote snapshot setup to the list at the bottom of

the window.

The system selects the next volume in the Select Primary Snapshot list at the top of the window.

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Select or enter the Volume Name, Snapshot Name, and Snapshot Description for this remote

snapshot.

IMPORTANT:

All remote snapshots must be set up to use the same remote management group.

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Click Update Pending Table Below to add this remote snapshot setup to the list at the bottom of

the window.

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Continue until each snapshot at the top of the window is set up.

A green check mark shows the snapshot is set up.

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Click Create Remote Copies.

The remote copy of the primary snapshots to the remote volumes begins.

You can create a remote volume by using the following methods:

Designate an existing primary volume as a remote volume.

Create a new remote volume manually.

Create a new remote volume during creation of a remote snapshot.

Use the Management Groups, Clusters, and Volumes wizard in the "Getting Started" launch pad.

See the HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution user guide for details on working through the

wizards.

Designating an existing volume as a remote volume

When you select an existing volume to become a remote volume, the following occurs:

A snapshot is created of the volume to preserve the data from the primary volume.

The volume becomes a 0-byte remote volume.

Creating a new remote volume manually

Create a remote volume as you would any other volume. Be sure to select the storage systems at the

remote site. Because management groups and clusters are logical entities, name them to reflect their

remote functionality.

In this method, the primary volume is ready. Create a remote volume at the remote site to receive the

snapshot, and then either take the snapshot and create a remote copy, or create the schedule to take

remote snapshots.

Creating a remote volume while creating a remote snapshot

If you are using the New Remote Snapshot window, you can create a needed cluster and volume as

you work through the window.

P4000 Remote Copy user guide

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