HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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pair split operation. When you do this, then resync the pair, the secondary system sends the
S-VOL track bitmap to the primary system to insure proper resynchronization of the pair. This
S-VOL Write option is described in the pair-split procedure.

To split one or more pairs

1.

In Remote Web Console, select Actions > Remote Copy > Continuous Access Journal Z > Pair
Operation.

2.

Click

to change the mode from View to Modify.

3.

In the tree, select a CU group number or CU number. Paired volumes are displayed in the
upper-right-side list area.

4.

Select the pair that you want to split, right-click, and select Suspend Pair from the menu. The
dialog box displays.

5.

From the S-VOL Write list, select one of the following:

•

Enable to permit hosts to write data to the S-VOL.

•

Disable (the default) to prevent hosts from writing to the S-VOL

6.

From the Range list, select one of the following:

•

Volume to split only the selected pair or pairs.

•

Mirror to split all pairs in the same mirror(s) as the selected pairs

If the following two conditions are satisfied and you select Apply, a warning message
appears and processing cannot continue.

- The Preview list contains two or more pairs belonging to the same mirror.

- The Range column shows Mirror for at least one of the above pairs.

To be able to continue processing, do either of the following:

- Ensure that the Range column shows Volume for all pairs in the same mirror.

- In the Preview list, select one pair in one mirror, and then other pairs in the mirror is
excluded.

7.

From the Suspend Mode list, select one of the following:

•

Flush to cause all uncopied update data to be copied to the S-VOL before the split
operation is completed.

•

Purge to cause all uncopied update data not to be copied to the S-VOL before the split
operation is completed. When you resynchronize, uncopied update data is then copied
to the S-VOL(s).

8.

Click Set when finished.

Split a pair

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