Releasing assignment of secondary volumes from Thin Image pair snapshot data

You can release the assignment of S-VOLs from snapshot data of Thin Image pairs.

 If the amount of snapshot data in selected P-VOLs or the total number of pairs in selected snapshot groups exceeds 37,768, an error message appears when attempting to perform pair tasks.

Before you begin

• You must have the Storage Administrator (Local Copy Pair Unmap) role.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the Local Replication window.

In Command Suite:

1. On the Resources tab, click Storage Systems, and then expand the storage system tree.

2. Right-click the target storage system, and then select Local Replication.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, expand Replication, and then click Local Replication.

2. In the Local Replication window, select a P-VOL in the TI Primary Volumes tab or a snapshot group in the Snapshot Groups tab.

3. Click Operate TI Pairs.

4. In the TI Pairs window, select the S-VOL pairs you want to delete, and then click More Actions > Remove Secondary Volumes.

5. In the Remove Secondary Volumes window, confirm the settings.

6. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.

You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:

\ / : , ; * ? " < > |

7. If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.

8. Click Apply to submit the task.

Related references

• Remove Secondary Volumes window