Unaffected S-VOL status and pair user tasks

The SI pair actions you can perform depend on the pair's status and the status of unaffected S-VOLs.

The following table shows the actoins you can perform based on the status of S-VOLs related to the P-VOL in other pairs.

Status of unaffected S-VOLs

Pair action

Create pairs

Split pairs

Resynchronize pairs (Normal Copy)

Resynchronize pairs (Reverse Copy)

Suspend pairs

Delete pairs

SMPL(PD)

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

COPY(PD)/COPY

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

PAIR

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

COPY(SP)/COPY

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

PSUS(SP)/PSUS

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

PSUS

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

COPY(RS)/COPY

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

COPY(RS-R)/RCPY

NO

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

PSUE

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES