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Splitting a pair of data volumes, Figure 57 pairsplit-r pane, 57 pairsplit-r pane – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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• Group: If a failure occurs with a pair, all pairs in the consistency group where the pair belongs are

split.

• LU: If a failure occurs with a pair, only the pair is split.
When the Change Pair Option pane appears, the pane displays the current option value.

Set: Applies settings to the Preset list in the Pair Operation pane (

Figure 50

).

Cancel: Discards the settings.

Splitting a pair of data volumes

After the initial copy operation finishes, use the Pairsplit-r pane to split the pair of data volumes.
To split one or more pairs, the primary and secondary array administrators can perform the following

procedure:

1.

Ensure that Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console is in Modify mode. For more information,

see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks

XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.

2.

Display the Pair Operation pane (see

Displaying the Pair Operation pane

” on page 115).

3.

In the tree, select Subsystem or a port ( ).

4.

In the list, right-click the pair you want to split. The pair status must be COPY or PAIR.

5.

Select Pairsplit-r. The Pairsplit-r pane appears.

6.

Select the desired pairsplit options for the pairs.

7.

Click Set.

8.

In the Preset list on the Pair Operation pane, check the settings you made.
• To modify a setting, right-click the setting, and select Modify.
• To cancel a setting, right-click the setting, and select Cancel.

9.

Click Apply to split pairs.

NOTE:

If an error occurs, the right-most column of the Preset list displays the error code. To view

detailed information about the error, right-click the error code, and select Error Detail. An error

message appears providing detailed information about the error.

10.

In the list on the Pair Operations pane, verify that the pair was split successfully. If the pair was split, the

pair status is PSUS.

NOTE:

To restore a pair that has already been split, use the Pairresync command (see ”

Restoring

a pair of data volumes

” on page 130).

Figure 57

Pairsplit-r pane

S-VOL Write: Specifies whether hosts can write data to the secondary data volume. The default is

Disable (that is, do not permit).
• Disable: Hosts cannot write data to the secondary data volume while the pair is split.