The target volumes file identifies the set of target volumes that are to be used for a Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware backup. The target set definitions are not required on the XIV® system.
During a Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware backup on DS8000®, SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000, a set of target volumes, the target set is required. A target set is required for each set of source volumes that are to be copied. More than one target set can be defined for use in different Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware backups. The volumes in each target set that are used in a backup must be specified in a similar way in a target volumes file, the .fct file. For SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000, the .fct file is not mandatory. The target set section name, in the target volumes file, starts with the prefix TARGET_SET if the VOLUMES_FILE parameter is used. The name is appended with a target set name that differentiates the various target set sections. The target set name can be any alphanumeric value.
To simplify target mapping on SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000, when you use the TARGET_SETS parameter, you can specify a naming convention for your target volumes. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware can map source volumes to suitable target volumes without the requirement to manually list all targets in the target volumes file.