Sessions that can be enabled for HyperSwap

You can create sessions that enable swapping, which provides a session with a highly available business continuity solution.

Sessions that can enable HyperSwap

The following session types can enable HyperSwap processing:
  • Basic HyperSwap
  • Metro Mirror with Failover/Failback
  • Metro Global Mirror
  • Metro Global Mirror with Practice
  • Metro Mirror - Metro Mirror
  • Metro Mirror - Global Mirror
  • Metro Mirror - Global Mirror with Practice
To enable HyperSwap processing, one of the following conditions must apply:
  • The volumes that are managed by the session are only IBM® DS8000® storage system volumes.
  • The volumes are count key data (CKD) volumes that are attached to an IBM z/OS® system.
  • The z/OS system is listed on the Copy Services Manager Host Connections page and is in the Connected state.

Sessions that can enable FlashSystem/IBM Spectrum Accelerate HyperSwap

Only the Metro Mirror with Failover/Failback session type can enable FlashSystem/IBM Spectrum Accelerate HyperSwap processing.

To enable FlashSystem/IBM Spectrum Accelerate HyperSwap processing, the volumes in the session must be FlashSystem/IBM Spectrum Accelerate 12.1 or later volumes.