Chapter 6

Volume Copy

About this chapter

This chapter discusses using the vol copy set of commands to copy all of the data from one volume to another. It also discusses how to perform a volume copy. This chapter does not discuss using the SnapMirror option, which automatically maintains copies (replicas) of data in one volume in another volume. For information about replicating a volume using SnapMirror, see Data Protection Using SnapMirror.

Topics of this chapter

This chapter discusses the following topics:

Learning about volume copy
Preparing to copy a volume
Copying volumes
Checking the status of a volume copy operation
Displaying the current speed for copying a volume
Controlling the speed of a volume copy operation
Aborting a volume copy operation