Prerequisite information for splitting pairs, Split/suspop, performance, and som 459, Splitting pairs – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Prerequisite information for splitting pairs

Pair status must be one of the following:

DUPLEX, or PENDING, when splitting an existing pair.

SIMPLEX, when creating and immediately splitting a pair.

The P-VOL and S-VOL are synchronized when pair status changes from SP-Pend/TRANS or
V-Split/SUSPVS to Split/SUSPOP.

To ensure that the data in the P-VOL matches data in the S-VOL after the pair split, stop write
operations from the host server to the P-VOL before running the operation.

For a split operation to complete faster on an existing pair, stop host access to the P-VOL
before starting the split.

Related information

“Split/SUSPOP, performance, and SOM 459” (page 43)

Split/SUSPOP, performance, and SOM 459

Performance can be affected for pairs that are in V-Split/SUSPVS or SP-Pend/TRANS status
depending on the following:

Whether system option mode 459 is enabled

Whether the S-VOL is an external or internal volume

Whether the S-VOL is a volume in a Dynamic Provisioning pool

The following table shows the affects of these conditions.

V-Split/SUSPVS or SP-Pend/TRANS status

S-VOL

System option mode 459

Pair status changes to V-Split/SUSPVS after differential
data is copied to the cache in the storage system

Internal volume

OFF

External volume

Internal volume

ON

Pair status changes to Split/SUSPOP after differential
data is copied to the cache in the storage system and
destage to the external storage system has completed.

External volume

* Indicates a Dynamic Provisioning pool volume.

Splitting pairs

1.

In the tree, click Replications > Local Replications.

2.

In the Pairs tab, select the pair you want to split, then click Split Pairs.

3.

In the Split Pairs window, select a Split Type.

Values: Quick Split or Steady Split

For more information, see

“Types of split operations” (page 42)

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Pair split

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