Defining copy pairs, Changing the status of a copy pair, 66 changing the status of a copy pair – HP XP Racks User Manual
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Defining copy pairs
Before you define copy pairs, determine the volumes that will be used to define copy pairs and verify
that the volumes are allocated to a host.
1.
From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to access the pair management functionality.
2.
Display a list of volumes from the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree.
3.
On the Unpaired tab, select the volumes from which copy pairs will be defined and then click
Pair Management.
The Pair Configuration wizard opens.
4.
Follow the steps in the Pair Configuration wizard to define copy pairs.
For details about how to specify copy-pair conditions and how to use the Pair Configuration
wizard, see the Replication Manager online help.
5.
From the Explorer menu, select Tasks, and then select Tasks again to confirm that the task was
properly executed.
6.
Confirm the copy-pair definitions by viewing the Pair Configurations view in Replication Manager.
From the list of volumes in the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree, view the current copy pair
status.
TIP:
To display the most recent SplitTime in Device Manager after performing operations on a Snapshot
copy pair, you need to refresh the storage system information.
Changing the status of a copy pair
You can change the status of a copy pair.
1.
From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to access the pair management functionality.
2.
From the Hosts tree, select a host and click Refresh Hosts.
All copy pairs associated with that host are refreshed.
3.
Display the list of volumes from the Hosts tree.
4.
Click the icon to change the pair status.
5.
Change the status of the copy pair by using the Change Pair Status wizard.
For details on the conditions under which certain copy pair statuses can be changed and on how
to change the status of a copy pair by using the Change Pair Status wizard, see the Replication
Manager online Help.
6.
From the Explorer menu, select Tasks, and then select Tasks again to confirm that the task is
completed.
7.
Confirm the copy pair status was changed by viewing the list of volumes in the Hosts view or the
Storage view in Replication Manager.
From the list of volumes in the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree, view the current copy pair
status.
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