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Changing the status of a copy pair
To change the status of a copy pair:
1. From the Actions menu, select Manage Replication to access the pair management functionality.
2. From the Explorer menu, select Settings and then select Refresh Setting.
3. Click the Configuration Setting link.
4. Select the local DevMgr check box and then click Refresh Configuration.
5. From the Hosts tree, select a host and click Refresh Hosts.
All copy pairs associated with that host are refreshed.
6. Display the list of volumes from the Hosts tree.
7. Click the icon to change the pair status.
8. 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.
9. From the Explorer menu, select Tasks, and then select Tasks again to confirm that the task is
completed.
10. Confirm the copy pair status was changed by viewing the Copy pair configuration view in
Replication Manager.
From the list of volumes in the Hosts tree or the Storage Systems tree, view the current copy pair
status.
Migrating volumes
This module describes Volume Migration.
About volume migration
Volume Migration involves moving data from one set of volumes to another set of volumes or HP
StorageWorks P9000 Thin Provisioning Software (THP) pools, including externally connected storage
systems. For example, you can migrate data when your volume performance decreases or your
environment changes.
The source volumes being migrated are called a migration group. The migration destination is
determined by selecting a tier from which migration destination volumes are automatically selected.
If the automatically selected destination volumes are not appropriate, you can manually select different
destination volumes. The migration group and the tier specified as the destination must be in the same
storage system.
After you select a migration group and a tier, the source migration volumes are paired with their
respective target migration volumes or THP pools.
Note the following:
• During migration, data can still be accessed.
• If an emulation type OPEN-V volume is a normal volume and the size of the target is larger than
the source, a volume with the same size as the source is created. The remaining capacity can then
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