Remote Copy targets
When you set up HPE 3PAR Remote Copy, you configure the secondary system as the target of the primary system, and the primary system as the target of the secondary system.
For example, in a
Remote Copy configuration composed of
System1
and
System2
, the target system for
System1
is
System2
, and the target system for
System2
is
System1
.
In Remote Copy, "target" has a special meaning. A primary or primary-rev system sends data for a Remote Copy group using a particular target on a secondary system. The "target" specified indicates which physical links and replication mode are used to send the data. A target can have only one replication mode. Creating targets on both systems in the Remote Copy configuration:
Links the systems.
Allows for data flow in either direction, depending on the configuration and on temporary situations such as downtime or failure and disaster recovery.