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Chapter 31. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication
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Figure 31-6 TPC for Replication - Session concept
Metro Mirror primary volume P1 in the second storage server and volumes P2 and P3 in the
first storage server with their corresponding Metro Mirror secondary volumes are grouped
together in a session, session 1. Such a session can contain Copy Sets that span storage
server boundaries.
Metro Mirror primary volumes PA and PB with their counterparts at the remote site belong to
a different session, session 2.
Note that all application-dependent Copy Sets must belong to the same session to guarantee
successful management and to provide consistent data across all involved volumes within a
session. In this context it is recommended to have application-dependent volume granularity
within the scope of an LSS. Or, in other words, volumes or Copy Sets that require consistent
data and can be subject to a freeze trigger ought to be grouped in one or more LSS and that
LSS must not contain other Copy Sets. This is because the scope of the freeze function is at
the LSS level and affects all volumes within that LSS.
Remote DS6000 / DS8000 Local DS6000 / DS8000
Primary
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P2
Secondary
S2
PPRC path
Copy Set
PPRC path
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PB
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SB
Copy Set
PPRC path
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P3
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S3
Copy Set
Remote DS6000 / DS8000
Local DS6000 / DS8000
Remote Site Local site
PPRC path
Primary
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PA
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SA
Copy Set
PPRC path
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Copy Set
Session
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