About operation modes, Viewing the operation mode, Changing the operation mode – HP XP Racks User Manual

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Permissions

Explorer menu

View

Modify

Admin

Menu command

Submenu

N

N

Y

Maintenance

Administration

N

N

Y

Data Retention

Legend:

Y: Can be executed with this permission.

N: Cannot be executed with this permission.

About operation modes

During storage system maintenance it may be necessary to disable Replication Manager monitoring
functions. Thisn can be done by entering maintenance mode.

Normal mode

The default mode. In this mode, you can perform all operations, including refreshing management
information (automatically or manually) and manipulating copy pairs.

Maintenance mode

In this mode, automatic refreshing of management information is disabled. You cannot perform manual
refreshing or manipulate copy pairs, and the action buttons for executing these operations are disabled.

Viewing the operation mode

You can view the Replication Manager operation mode, which is either normal mode or maintenance
mode.

To view the operation mode, from the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Maintenance.
The current Replication Manager operation mode is displayed in the Maintenance subwindow.

You can also check the current operation mode from the Dashboard menu.

Related topics

About operation modes

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Changing the operation mode

Changing the operation mode suppresses operations on storage systems during maintenance operations
(such as replacement of the storage system microprogram).

To change the operation mode (which is either normal or maintenance mode):

1.

From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Maintenance.

The Maintenance subwindow appears.

System maintenance

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