Systems, methods and computer program products for selective copying of track data through peer-to-peer remote copy

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable/executable by a processor to:
• process a received request in response to receiving the request;
• process a received memory map;
• establish a Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) relationship between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system in response to processing the received memory map;
• and
• copy, based at least in part on the processed memory map, one or more data tracks of a primary storage device of the primary storage system to the secondary storage system without copying at least one other data track of the primary storage device to the secondary storage system.

A method, comprising:

• receiving a request to establish a Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) relationship between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system;
• setting a path between the primary storage system and the secondary storage system via a hardwire connection in response to receiving the request;
• receiving a memory map;
• establishing the PPRC relationship via the hardwire connection using the path;
• and
• copying, based at least in part on the memory map, one or more data tracks of a primary storage device in the primary storage system to the secondary storage system without copying at least one other data track of the primary storage device to the secondary storage system.