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IBM XIV Storage System Copy Services and Migration

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This mechanism bears the following characteristics <strong>and</strong> limitations:► The last_replicated snapshots have two available time stamps:– On the master system: the time that the last_replicated snapshot is copied from themost_recent snapshot– On the slave system: the time that the last_replicated snapshot is copied from themaster system► No snapshot is created during the initialization phase.► Snapshots are deleted only after newer snapshots are created.► A failure in creating a last-replicated snapshot caused by space depletion is h<strong>and</strong>led in adesignated process. See 6.8, “Pool space depletion” on page 182, for additionalinformation.► Snapshots that are created by the snap now operation are retained <strong>and</strong> automaticallynamed by the system. This is identical to the last_replicated snapshot until a new sync jobruns.Table 6-1 indicates which snapshot is created for a given sync job phase.Table 6-1 Snapshots <strong>and</strong> sync job phasesSync jobphaseMost_RecentsnapshotLast_ReplicatedsnapshotDetails1 New intervalstarts.Created onthe mastersystemThe most_recent snapshot is createdonly if there is no sync job running.2 Calculate thedifferences.The difference between themost_recent snapshot <strong>and</strong> thelast_replicated snapshot is transferredfrom the master system to the slavesystem.3 The sync job iscomplete.Created on theslave systemThe last_replicated snapshot on theslave system is created from thesnapshot that has just been mirrored.4 Following thecreation of thelast_Replicatedsnapshot.Created on themaster systemThe last_replicated snapshot on themaster system is created from themost_recent snapshot.6.6 Detailed asynchronous mirroring processAfter initialization is complete sync job schedules become active (unless schedule =never orType = external is specified for the mirror). This starts a specific process that replicates aconsistent set of data from the master to the slave. This process uses special snapshots topreserve the state of the master <strong>and</strong> slave during the synchronization process. This allowsthe changed data to be quantified <strong>and</strong> provides synchronous data points that can be used fordisaster recovery. See 6.5.4, “Mirroring special snapshots” on page 172.Chapter 6. Asynchronous Remote Mirroring 173

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