HP XP Business Copy Software User Manual

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Figure 6 Forward Pairresync Operations

CAUTION:

If the copy operation is completed without any host I/O, the data in the P-VOL and

the data in the S-VOL may not be the same. Whether the P-VOL and the S-VOL have the same data
depends on the condition of the storage system. To make the P-VOL data and the S-VOL data equal,
split the pair and make the pair status PSUS.

Reverse Copy (reverse pairresync in normal speed)

The reverse pairresync operation (see

Figure 7 (page 19)

) synchronizes the P-VOL with the

S-VOL. The copy direction for a reverse pairresync operation is S-VOL to P-VOL. The pair status
during a reverse copy operation is COPY(RS-R). The P-VOL and the S-VOL become inaccessible
to all hosts for write operations during a reverse pairresync operation. As soon as the reverse
pairresync is complete, the P-VOL becomes accessible.

The P-VOL remains read-enabled during the reverse pairresync operation only to enable the
volume to be recognized by the host. The data on the P-VOL is not guaranteed until the reverse
pairresync operation is complete and the status changes to PAIR.

Quick Restore (reverse pairresync in fast speed)

The quick restore operation (see

Figure 7 (page 19)

) speeds up reverse copy by changing

the volume map in the storage system to swap the contents of the P-VOL and S-VOL without
copying the S-VOL data to the P-VOL. The P-VOL (used to be the S-VOL) and S-VOL (used to

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