Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard: Process Overview - Unix

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The following process overview outlines the key steps required to create and reuse a FlashCopy logical drive on the following Unix-based operating systems, using regular disks:

For detailed procedures of the FlashCopy logical drive creation process, see Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard: Additional Instructions.

Create the FlashCopy logical drive
(create FlashCopylogicaldrive or GUI equivalent)
Define logical drive-to-LUN mappings for FlashCopy
logical drive to host where it will be used
Discover FlashCopy logical drive
(hot_add or OS-specific method)
Disable the FlashCopy logical drive
(disableFlashCopy logical drive or GUI equivalent)
Stop the host application or
suspend
data transfer
Unmount the base logical drive
Re-create the FlashCopy logical drive
(
recreateFlashCopy logical drive or GUI equivalent)
Re-mount the base logical drive
Restart the host application
Mount/Remount the FlashCopy logical drive
FlashCopy logical drive ready for use
(backup, speculative test, upgrades)
Unmount FlashCopy logical drive
Disable FlashCopy logical drive until required again (for backup or testing)
(
disableFlashCopy logical drive or GUI equivalent)
End of Process. To reuse the FlashCopy logical drive, start at A and work through the remaining steps.

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Create FlashCopy Logical Drive Wizard: Additional Instructions

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