Enabling Parallel Copy on a Storage Policy Copy

You can enable parallel copy on a storage policy copy.

Applies to

Synchronous Copy, Selective Copy, Inline Copy, Deferred Copy, Spool Copy, and WORM Copy

Before You Begin

Review the following before configuring the parallel copy:

• The parallel copy must be enabled on at least two storage policy copies in a Storage Policy for it to be effective.

• Parallel copy can be used in an environment where you have multiple copies using identical network speed.

  Parallel copy is not recommended in environment where one copy is configured on a high speed network and the other is configured on a low speed network. In this scenario, the throughput achieved from the low speed network will be the throughput of the Auxiliary Copy job.

  For example, parallel copy operation is not advisable in an environment, where you have one copy configured on WAN and other copy on LAN.

• The Auxiliary Copy operation must be performed to all the parallel copies configured in the storage policy.

• You cannot enable parallel copy when the storage policy copy is associated to a tape library.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Policies | Storage Policies | <Storage_Policy>.

2. Right-click the appropriate storage policy copy, and then click Properties.

3. In the Copy Properties dialog box, click the Copy Policy tab, select the Enable Parallel Copy check box under Copy Configuration, and then click OK.

   Note

   When you subsequently run the Auxiliary Copy operation, make sure to select All Copies option in the Auxiliary Copy Job Options dialog box, so that the data is copied to both the copies.