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b. After you click Add, the FlashCopy mapping is listed (Figure 11-27). Click the red X if

the FlashCopy mapping is not the one you want to create. If the FlashCopy mapping is

what you want, click Next to continue.

Figure 11-27 Add FlashCopy mapping

c. Select the preset and adjust the settings (Figure 11-28). Make sure that the settings

meet your requirements, and click Next.

Figure 11-28 Select a preset and make your adjustments

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d. Now you can add the FlashCopy mapping to a consistency group (Figure 11-29). Click

Finish and the FlashCopy mapping is created with the status of Idle.

Figure 11-29 Select a consistency group to add the FlashCopy mapping to

You can also create the FlashCopy mappings in the FlashCopy Mapping window by

clicking New FlashCopy Mapping at the upper left, as shown in Figure 11-30.

Figure 11-30 Create a FlashCopy mapping in the FlashCopy Mappings window

A wizard opens to guide you through the creation of a FlashCopy mapping, and the steps

are the same as creating an advanced FlashCopy mapping using existing target volumes

in the FlashCopy window.

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Starting a FlashCopy mapping

Most of the actions of FlashCopy mapping can be taken both in the FlashCopy window or the

FlashCopy Mapping window. For the actions available in both windows, we show, in the

following sections, the steps in the FlashCopy window, although the steps would be the same

if you were to use the FlashCopy Mapping window.

You can start the mapping by selecting the FlashCopy target volume in the FlashCopy

window and selecting the Start option from the Actions drop-down menu (Figure 11-31). The

status of the FlashCopy mapping changes from Idle to Copying.

Figure 11-31 Start FlashCopy mapping

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Stopping a FlashCopy mapping

The FlashCopy mapping can be stopped by selecting the FlashCopy target volume in the

FlashCopy window and clicking the Stop option from the Actions drop-down menu

(Figure 11-32). After the stopping process completes, the status of the FlashCopy mapping is

changed to Stopped.

Figure 11-32 Stopping a FlashCopy mapping

Renaming the target volume

If the FlashCopy target volumes were created automatically by IBM Storwize V7000 storage

system, the name of the target volumes is the source volume name plus a suffix containing

numbers. The name of the target volumes could be changed to be more meaningful in your

environment.

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To change the name of the target volume, select the FlashCopy target volume in the

FlashCopy window and click the Rename Target Volume option from the Actions

drop-down menu (Figure 11-33).

Figure 11-33 Rename a target volume

Input your new name for the target volume (Figure 11-34). Click Rename to finish.

Figure 11-34 Rename a target volume

Renaming a FlashCopy mapping

The FlashCopy mappings are created with names that begin with fcmap. The name of

FlashCopy mappings can be changed to be more meaningful to you.