Configuring a HyperSwap environment

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Run the setup script to modify HyperSwap parameters.

./setup_ora.sh

Obtain the relevant pool name and IO group settings from your storage administrator. At least one device class is required and the pool name and IO group of the HyperSwap master site must be added to this device class.

Modify the SVC_POOLNAME and SVC_IOGROUP settings with the Configuration Wizard. Navigate to the Device Class section. Press Ctrl+A in a panel to open the Advanced view of the available parameters. Open the Manage Device Class Configuration panel to modify the required parameters.
IBM Storage Protect SnapshotConfiguration Wizard

Specify HyperSwap pool names and IO groups with the SVC_POOLNAME and SVC_IOGROUP parameters when you are configuring IBM Storage Protect Snapshot in your HyperSwap environment.

The SVC_POOLNAME parameter indicates the name of the IBM Storwize family or IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller storage pool that is used to create target volumes for IBM Storage Protect Snapshot backups:
  • If a value is not specified, then an IBM Storage Protect Snapshot backup will fail.
  • If one value is specified, the target disk will be located in the storage pool that equals this value.
  • If two values are specified, the target disk will be located in the storage pool equal to the first value, and the vDisk mirror will be created in the storage pool equal to the second value.

The SVC_IOGROUP parameter specifies the input and output (IO) group with which to associate the target volumes of the Snapshot relationships.

The HyperSwap parameters are maintained in the DEVICE_CLASS section in the profile shown in this example. 
>>> DEVICE_CLASS YOUR_CLASS_NAME
COPYSERVICES_HARDWARE_TYPE GENERIC
COPYSERVICES_ADAPTERNAME svc/SvcAdapter.jar
COPYSERVICES_SERVERNAME svc05
COPYSERVICES_USERNAME superuser
BACKUP_HOST_NAME AIX2
SVC_POOLNAME standard_pool
SVC_IOGROUP io_grp0
...
In this example, change the SVC_POOLNAME setting to the pool name supplied by the HyperSwap administrator. Allocate the IO group name SVC_IOGROUP to the group where this pool belongs.
>>> DEVICE_CLASS YOUR_CLASS_NAME
COPYSERVICES_HARDWARE_TYPE GENERIC
COPYSERVICES_ADAPTERNAME svc/SvcAdapter.jar
COPYSERVICES_SERVERNAME svc05
COPYSERVICES_USERNAME superuser
BACKUP_HOST_NAME AIX2
SVC_POOLNAME hyperswap_pool
SVC_IOGROUP io_grp1
...