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Editing the schedule to remote snapshot a volume
When editing the timetable for a schedule to remote snapshot a volume, you can change the following
items:
• Schedule—Description, start date and time, recurrence policy
• Primary Setup—Retention policy
• Remote Setup—Retention policy
Edit the remote snapshot schedule
If the snapshot is part of a snapshot set, you can also verify that the volumes included in the schedule
are the current volumes in the volume set. For more information, see “Understanding schedules to
snapshot volume sets” in the HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution user guide.
1.
In the navigation window, select the primary volume that has the schedule you want to edit.
2.
Click the Schedules tab, and then select the schedule to edit.
3.
Click Schedule Tasks, and then select Edit Schedule.
4.
Change the desired information.
5.
(Optional) If displayed, click Verify Volume Associations to see if the volume set included in the
snapshot set is up to date.
The Verify Volume Associations window opens, and displays the volumes currently associated
with the schedule. Any volumes that have been added to or removed from the volume set are
reflected here.
6.
Click Close to return to the Edit Schedule to a Snapshot Volume window.
The updated list of volumes is populated in the Volume Set field. For more information, see
“Understanding schedules to snapshot volume sets” in the HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution
user guide.
The Volume Set field allows you to see the current volume set information.
7.
Click OK.
The information is automatically updated.
Deleting the remote snapshot schedule
1.
In the navigation window, select the primary volume that has the schedule you want to delete.
2.
Click the Schedule tab.
3.
Select the schedule you want to delete.
4.
Click Schedule Tasks, and then select Delete Schedule.
5.
Click OK.
Failover and failback using Remote Copy
Configuring Remote Copy for failover provides for business continuance and disaster recovery. When
configuring failover, consider both the failover and failback paths.
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