Deleting pairs in a mirror
When you delete the pairs in a mirror, data copying between master and restore journals ends.
Before you begin
- This operation can be performed from the primary or secondary storage system.
- When you delete a mirror between the intermediate and secondary sites in a 3DC cascade configuration in which three UR sites are combined, change the status of the mirror between the primary and the intermediate sites to Stopped, or change the status of the mirror between the intermediate and secondary sites to Suspend.
- If a journal includes two mirrors in a configuration which
TrueCopy and
Universal Replicator are shared:
- If you specify a mirror in Hold, Holding, or Hold(Failure) status, only the UR pairs of the specified mirror are deleted.
- If you specify a mirror that is not in Hold, Holding, or Hold(Failure) status, UR pairs of both mirrors (including the mirror that you did not specify) are deleted.
Procedure
In the Explorer pane, expand the Storage Systems tree.
Expand the target storage system tree, expand Replication, and click Remote Replication.
On the Mirrors tab, select the mirrors to be deleted, and then click .
In the Delete Mirrors dialog box, review the mirrors in the Selected Mirrors table.
For Delete Mode, specify one of the following:
- Normal: Mirrors are deleted only if the primary storage system can change the mirror status to Initial.
- Force: Mirrors are forcibly deleted even when the primary storage system cannot communicate with the secondary storage system.
Click Finish.
In the Confirm window, review the settings, enter a task name, and then click Apply.
Next steps
Do not create pairs with the same journal for at least five minutes, even if the journal status was Initial; otherwise pair creation could fail and the pair would be suspended.