Hitachi Command Suite 8 User Guide

5.Add secondary storage system resources, such as  Parity Groups, LDEV
IDs , Storage Ports  and Host Group Numbers  to the virtual storage
machine by clicking the respective tabs.Note:  The primary storage system resources already belong to the
virtual storage machine.
6. When you are finished adding resources from the secondary storage
system, enter an optional task description, select whether you want to
view the progress of the task, and then click  Submit.
Result The storage system resources are...

4.Specify the number and capacity of the volumes.
5. On the  Primary  tab, configure the following options:
a. Select the primary  Storage system, Virtual Storage Machine , and
Volume type  (HDP or HDT).
Only valid storage systems and virtual storage machine information is
displayed. If you specify HDP as the volume type, select the  Volume
location . If you specify HDT as the volume, the  Volume Selection
options are available. You cannot allocate Basic volumes.
b. Click  Advanced Options  for further...

New to create a new configuration definition file, and enter a new
instance ID number which will be validated as an available instance
ID. You can also specify a  UDP Port number for the instance.
7. Click  Virtual ID Settings  for further configuration.
These settings are displayed only in a configuration where options other
than the default virtual storage machine are used on the primary side.
8. In Pair Settings :
Select the  Quorum Disk , select new or existing in the  Copy Group for
management...

device paired volumes, select an already allocated volume to use in a
new global-active device pair, and click  Allocate Like Volumes.Tip: Regardless of whether the primary volume (P-VOL) or the secondary
volume (S-VOL) is selected as the existing volume, the settings for the
existing P-VOL are used for the newly allocated primary volume and the
settings for the existing S-VOL are used for the newly allocated
secondary volume.
However, if characteristics such as drive type and drive speed of the
existing...

Pool to list and select eligible DP pools, and selecting eligible volumes
from the DP pools.
c. In  LUN Path options :
Edit LUN paths from secondary storage ports to hosts.  LUN Path
Setting Information on Primary Site  lists the primary storage
system, and No. of LUN Paths per volume. Click the link to display primary storage system mapping information.
d. Click  Host Group and LUN settings  for further configuration.
e. Click  Pair Management Server Settings  for further configuration.
5. Click...

Procedure1. On the  Resources  tab, or by searching, locate allocated volumes to
convert into global-active device pairs.
2. Select the volume, and click  Change to Global-Active Device
Volumes .
The  Change to Global-Active Device Volumes  window is displayed.
3. On the  Primary  tab, configure the following options:
a. Verify the displayed hosts, storage systems virtual storage machines
for the selected volumes.
b. Selected Volumes  are allocated volumes eligible to become a P-VOL
in a global-active...

7.(Optional) Update the task name and provide a description.
8. (Optional) Expand  Schedule to specify the task schedule.
You can schedule the task to run immediately or later. The default setting
is  Now .
9. Click  Submit.
If the task is scheduled to run immediately, the process begins.
10. (Optional) Check the progress and result of the task on the  Tasks &
Alerts  tab. Click the task name to view details of the task.
11. Confirm the global-active device paired volumes are created by checking
volume...

- GAD StatusTip: You might need to configure column settings to see global-active
device information.
Click volume links to view detailed information for global-active device
pairs, Quorum disks, and command devices.
• On the  Resources  tab, select  Hosts, select an operating system,
then select a host using global-active device pairs, and review volume status.
• Search for hosts or volumes to locate global-active device volumes, and review volume status.
Result
The status of global-active device pairs...

Note: When you add a copy group to an existing copy pair, it is known as
a  multi-target  configuration when created on the primary side and a
cascade  on the secondary side. For more information, see the  Hitachi
Command Suite Replication Manager User Guide .
4.In the  Copy Topology  window, select the S-VOL, click  Add Group, in
the  Add Pair Group  dialog box, select  SI as the copy type, and then
click  OK.
The  Copy Topology  window graphically reflects the addition of the SI
pair group to the...

a.Select the radio button next to the target host name, and then click
Identify Performance Problems .
b. Click  Host Name  to select target host volumes, and then click
Identify Performance Problems .Tip: When you select volumes from a host volume list or from within the
Identify Performance Problems  wizard, if you select a global-active
device volume in a single Device Manager environment, the P-VOL and
S-VOL will both be targets for analysis. To identify global-active device
volumes, use  Column...