Start Peer Motion (RC group)

This action creates a Peer Motion activity that migrates the selected Remote Copy group and associated virtual volumes from the source storage system to a destination storage system.

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Tip: You can select the Advanced options check box at the top of the dialog to display additional options on the Peer Motion Settings panel.

General

The format for the default activity name is: source-system-name_year-month-day_hour-minutes-seconds.

Peer Motion Settings

The virtual volumes will be migrated to the destination system and common provisioning group that you select.

  • If only one destination storage system and common provisioning group are available, they are automatically selected.

  • When multiple destinations are available—and you have already decided on the storage system and common provisioning group to use—you can select them.

    Otherwise, click Recommend destination to have the recommended storage system and common provisioning group noted in the lists and selected automatically.

Virtual Volume Settings

You can select the Edit virtual volume settings check box to display the virtual volumes in the Peer Motion migration.

To change properties of a destination virtual volume, click its edit icon () and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens. and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

To see virtual volume details, click the expand icons ().).

Virtual Volume Set Settings

You can select the Edit virtual volume set settings check box to display the virtual volume sets in the Peer Motion migration.

To change properties of a destination virtual volume set, click its edit icon () and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.) and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

Remote Copy Group Settings

You can select the Edit remote copy group settings check box to display the Remote Copy groups in the Peer Motion migration.

To change properties of a destination Remote Copy group, click its edit icon () and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.) and follow the instructions on the dialog that opens.

When you have completed your choices, click Start to start the action and close the dialog.

Learn more: Peer Motion overview, Federation and Migration Configurations, Remote Copy overview.