HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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When the steady split operation starts, the pair status changes to SP-pending. The whole S-VOL

data or differential data at that time is copied and the XP12000 storage system performs all

pending update copy operations to the T-VOL. When the steady split operation is complete, the

pair status changes to split, and you have full read/write access to the split T-VOL (even though it

is still reserved).The S-VOL also remains fully accessible. If you want to quickly finish the copy

operation to access the T-VOL, make the S-VOL offline before the operation.

For information about Read/Write operations from host servers to S-VOLs and T-VOLs of Siz pairs

during steady split operation, see

Table 4

on page 29.

Split operations cannot be performed on suspended pairs.
The following table shows read/write operations from the host servers to the volumes during the split

pair operation.

Table 4 Operations from Host Servers during Split Pair Operation

Operations

Volumes

Quick Split

Steady Split

S-VOL

Both areas which are not copied and areas which are

already copied can be read as usual.

Read

T-VOL

The areas which are

already copied can be

read as usual.
If the host server tries

to read the area which

is not copied yet, Siz

copies that area from the

S-VOL, and then the host

server reads the area

after the copy operation

completes. The result is

the same as when the

host server reads the area

which is already copied.

Cannot be read. Read

processing finishes

abnormally.

S-VOL

Write operation for the area which is already copied

to the T-VOL is performed normally.
If the host server tries to write data to the area which

is not copied yet, new data is written after the old

data is copied to the T-VOL. S-VOL data during the

split operation is copied to the T-VOL.

Write

T-VOL

The areas which are

already copied can be

written as usual.
If the host server tries to

write data to the area

which is not copied yet,

Siz copies that area from

the S-VOL, and then the

host server writes data to

the area after the copy

operation completes.

The result is the same

as when the host server

writes data to the area

which is already copied.

Cannot be written.

Write processing finishes

abnormally.

NOTE:

The CSUSPEND and PPRCOPY SUSPEND commands allow you to split Siz volume pairs. See

Chapter 5

on page 99 for more information on using PPRC commands to perform Siz operations

on the storage system.

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