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Issue the showrcopy command on the asynchronous periodic backup system (SystemC)
and verify that it is in the role of backup system.

The following example shows the showrcopy command output for SystemC:

# showrcopy

Remote Copy System Information

Status: Started, Normal

Target Information

Name ID Type Status Options Policy

SystemA 42 IP ready mirror_config

SystemB 44 IP ready mirror_config

Link Information

Target Node Address Status Options

SystemA 0 10.100.33.96 Up

SystemA 1 10.101.33.96 Up

SystemB 0 10.100.33.195 Up

SystemB 1 10.101.33.195 Up

receive 0 receive Up

receive 1 receive Up

Group Information

Name Target Status Role Mode Options

multi.1.r96 SystemA Started Secondary Periodic Period 5m, over_per_alert

LocalVV ID RemoteVV ID SyncStatus LastSyncTime

testvv.0 300 testvv.0 100 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:57 PDT

testvv.1 301 testvv.1 101 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:57 PDT

testvv.2 302 testvv.2 102 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:57 PDT

testvv.3 303 testvv.3 103 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:57 PDT

Name Target Status Role Mode Options

multi.1.r96 SystemB Backup Secondary Periodic Period 5m, over_per_alert

LocalVV ID RemoteVV ID SyncStatus LastSyncTime

testvv.0 300 testvv.0 200 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:51 PDT

testvv.1 301 testvv.1 201 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:51 PDT

testvv.2 302 testvv.2 202 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:51 PDT

testvv.3 303 testvv.3 203 Synced 2009-06-29 12:36:51 PDT

Failing Over to the Asynchronous Periodic Backup System (with Data
Transfer)

If the primary system fails or is taken offline, you can fail the storage system over to the asynchronous
periodic backup system (see

Figure 67 (page 220)

) if the backup system:

is still functioning properly

is not affected by the situation that took the primary system offline (in other words, is not in
danger of failing as well)

If the synchronous backup system is still functioning, you can make one last data transfer from the
synchronous backup system to the asynchronous periodic backup system before you complete the
failover.

When the synchronous backup system finishes transferring data, the asynchronous periodic backup
system becomes the failover system and assumes the role of the primary system.

Failing Over to the Asynchronous Periodic Backup System (with Data Transfer)

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