Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 82)

Refer to steps 1 through 4 in the preceding section, Preparing Host Servers To Recopy A Virtual Disk. The following
example is the script file version of the command:
recopy virtualDiskCopy target ["Obi_1"]
copyPriority=highest;
Stopping A Virtual Disk Copy
The stop virtualDiskCopy command enables you to stop a virtual disk copy that has a status of In Progress,
Pending, or Failed. After you stop a virtual disk copy, you can use the recopy virtualDiskCopy command to
create a new virtual disk copy using the original virtual disk copy pair. All mapped hosts have write access to the source
virtual disk.
The following syntax is the general form of the command:
stop virtualDiskCopy target [targetName] [source [sourceName]]
The following example shows a command to stop a virtual disk copy operation:
client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "stop virtualDiskCopy target [\"Obi_1\"];"
The following example is the script file version of the command:
stop virtualDiskCopy target ["Obi_1"];
Removing Copy Pairs
The remove virtualDiskCopy command enables you to remove a virtual disk copy pair from the storage array
configuration. All virtual disk copy information for the source virtual disk and target virtual disk is removed from the
storage array configuration. The data on the source virtual disk or target virtual disk is not deleted. Removing a virtual
disk copy from the storage array configuration also removes the read-only attribute for the target virtual disk.
CAUTION: If the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress, you must stop the virtual disk copy before you can
remove the virtual disk copy pair from the storage array configuration.
The following syntax is the general form of the command:
remove virtualDiskCopy target [targetName] [source [sourceName]]
The following example shows a command to remove a virtual disk copy pair:
client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "remove
virtualDiskCopy target [\"Obi_1\"];"
The following example is the script file version of the command:
remove virtualDiskCopy target ["Obi_1"];
Interaction With Other Features
You can run the Virtual Disk Copy feature while running the following features:
• Storage Partitioning
• Snapshot Virtual Disks
When running the Virtual Disk Copy feature with other features, you must take the requirements of other features into
consideration to ensure you set up a stable storage array configuration. You can also run the Virtual Disk Copy feature
while running Dynamic Virtual Disk Expansion.
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