Creating HyperSwap volumes

You can use the management GUI or the command-line interface (CLI) to create HyperSwap® volumes. A HyperSwap volume has one copy on each site.

Before you begin

Before you create HyperSwap volumes, you must configure the HyperSwap topology. See Configuring site information for the system for directions.

About this task

After you configure the HyperSwap topology, complete one of the following steps.

Procedure

  1. If you are using the management GUI, use the Create Volumes wizard to create HyperSwap volumes.
  2. If you are using the command-line interface, use the mkvolume command to create a volume.
    For example, a HyperSwap volume is created by specifying two storage pools in independent sites. 
    mkvolume -size 100 -pool site1pool:site2pool