Prerequisite information for resynchronizing – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Reverse Copy. Reverse full resync from S-VOL to P-VOL.

The P-VOL is inaccessible to hosts.

All differential data is updated to the P-VOL.

Pairs sharing the same P-VOL must be in PSUS or PSUE status.

If the pair shares a volume with Cnt Ac-S or Cnt Ac-J, you must suspend the Cnt Ac-S or
Cnt Ac-J pair to perform the Reverse Copy or Quick Restore operation.

You cannot create a Cnt Ac-S or Cnt Ac-J pair with a volume shared by BC during the
Reverse Copy or Quick Restore operation.

When the Reverse Copy or Quick Restore is in progress, you cannot create, split, or
resync any pair sharing the same P-VOL. However, the pairs can be deleted or suspended.

Reverse Copy cannot be used for the following:

- BC L2 pair

- Business Copy Z (BC Z) pair when the P-VOL is shared with an FC Z/FCSE volume

Quick Restore, P-VOL and S-VOL are swapped. NO data is copied, and the pair is placed in
PAIR status. Differential data is copied to the S-VOL during update copy operations.

Differential data is copied during update copying.

The P-VOL and S-VOL are inaccessible during this operation. When the operation
completes, the P-VOL is accessible.

Pairs sharing the same P-VOL must be in PSUS or PSUE status.

When there is a small amount of differential data between P-VOL and S-VOL, the Reverse
Copy operation may complete faster than the Quick Restore operation.

Performing LDEV maintenance during the Quick Restore process increases the time for
the operation to complete.

If the pair shares a volume with Cnt Ac-S or Cnt Ac-J, you must suspend the Cnt Ac-S or
Cnt Ac-J pair to perform the Reverse Copy or Quick Restore operation.

You cannot create a Cnt Ac-S or Cnt Ac-J pair with a volume shared by BC during the
Reverse Copy or Quick Restore operation.

When the Reverse Copy or Quick Restore operation is in progress, you cannot create,
split, or resync any pair sharing the same P-VOL. However, the pairs can be deleted or
suspended.

Quick Restore cannot be used for the following:

- A BC L2 pair

- When a quick format is being performed on either pair volume

- A pair in which one volume is a THP V-VOL, though not both

- When the BC S-VOL is shared with a FS or SS volume

Prerequisite information for resynchronizing

For Normal Copy and Quick Resync, the S-VOL must be offline.

For Reverse Copy and Quick Restore, the P-VOL must be offline.

For Normal Copy or Quick Resync, the pair must be in PSUS, PSUE, or PSUS(SP)/PSUS status.

Pair resynchronization

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