HP XP Business Copy Software User Manual

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Figure 7 Backward Pairresync Operations

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

During reverse or quick restore pairresync, you cannot perform paircreate, pairsplit, or
pairresync for any other pair that shares the same P-VOL (pairsplit-S and pairsplit-E are allowed).

Pairresync operation time depends on the pair status, PSUS or PSUE. The relationship between the
pair status and the time required for pairresync operations are as follows:

Pairresync for PSUS pair

When a normal/quick pairresync operation is performed on a split pair (status = PSUS), the
storage system copies all differential tracks from the P-VOL to the S-VOL. When a reverse or
quick restore pairresync operation is performed on a split pair, the storage system copies all
differential tracks from the S-VOL to the P-VOL. This ensures that the P-VOL and S-VOL are

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