Enabling the Instant Clone Feature Created with Thin Image Snapshots

To create Thin Image (TI) snapshots with cascade mode, enable the cascade mode and provide a Dynamic Provisioned (DP) pool.

Before You Begin

• Thin Image (TI) snapshots that were created without cascade mode cannot co-exist with snapshots in cascade mode. Read Considerations About Cascade Mode for the Instant Clone Feature on Hitachi Vantara.

• Make sure that the pool that you are going to specify is not a dynamic tiering (DT) pool.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, click the Storage tab, and then click the Array Management icon.

   The Array Management dialog box appears.

2. Select a Hitachi Vantara array, and then click Edit.

   The Array Properties dialog box appears.

3. On the Snap Configuration tab, do the following:

   • Select the Enable cascade mode for Instant Clone support check box.

   • In the DP pool to be used for S-VOLs (CCI engines) property, type a DP pool.

4. Click OK.