Dell Solutions Enabler 10.0.0 TimeFinder/Clone CLI User Guide

TimeFinder cascaded clone copy session

The target device of a clone session can be used as the source for one or more clone sessions. This cascading clone capability allows a clone operation to take place with a device that is already involved in a clone operation without ending the first clone session.

As the figure below shows, cascaded sessions are accepted from left to right. This means you can use TimeFinder to clone device A to device B. Then, while the relationship between A and B is preserved, you can clone device B to device C. If you have session A -> B -> C, then session B -> C can only be activated after session A -> B has been activated.