Powering off external storage system, I/O at secondary site (GAD+UR)

Use the following procedure to power off the external storage system when server I/O continues to the GAD storage system in a GAD 3DC delta resync environment.

Procedure

  1. Using the alternate path software, stop I/O from servers to the primary storage system. Direct server I/O to the GAD secondary storage system.

  1. On the GAD secondary storage system, suspend the GAD pairs by specifying the S-VOL (swap suspension).

Command example: pairsplit -g oraHA -RS -IH1

  1. Confirm that the pair types and the pair statuses are changed as shown in the following table.

Before the GAD pair suspension

After the GAD pair suspension

Pair type

Pair status

Pair type

Pair status

P-VOL

S-VOL

P-VOL

S-VOL

GAD pair

PAIR (Mirror(RL))

PAIR (Mirror(RL))

GAD pair

PSUS (Block)

SSWS (Local)

UR pair

PAIR

PAIR

UR delta resync pair

PSUE1

SSUS2

UR delta resync pair

PSUS2

SSUS2

UR pair

PAIR

PAIR

Notes:

  1. Device Manager - Storage Navigator displays HOLDING.

  1. Device Manager - Storage Navigator displays HOLD.

  1. On the primary and GAD secondary storage systems, disconnect the quorum disks.

Command example: raidcom disconnect external_grp -ldev_id 0x8888 -IH1

olh-note.gif When you disconnect a quorum disk, SIM (def0zz) (quorum disk blockade) might be issued (zz: quorum disk ID). If this SIM is issued, delete the SIM after powering on the storage system and reconnecting the quorum disk.

  1. Power off the external storage system.