Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 88)

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Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature
NOTICE:
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.
Storage Partitioning
Storage partitioning enables hosts to share access to virtual disks in a storage
array. You create a storage partition when you define the following storage
array assignments:
• A host
• A host group
• Virtual disk-to-logical unit number (LUN) mapping
The virtual disk-to-LUN mapping enables you to define which host group or
host has access to a particular virtual disk in the storage array.