Resynchronizing pairs

While a TrueCopy pair is split, the primary system does not perform update copy operations to the S-VOL. Resynchronizing the pair updates the S-VOL with differential data accumulated since the split, so that its data is again identical with the P-VOL's data. Update copy operations begin again to the S-VOL.

When resynchronizing, TrueCopy pairs can be migrated to High Availability Manager. See the High Availability Manager User Guide.

Prerequisite information

• Pair status must be PSUS or PSUE.

• This operation is performed from the primary system only.

Procedure

1. Open the Remote Replication window.

In Command Suite:

1. On the Resources tab, expand the Storage Systems tree.

2. Right-click the target storage system, and click Remote Replication.

In Device Manager - Storage Navigator:

1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

2. In the Storage Systems tree, click Replication > Remote Replication.

2. In the Remote Replication window, click the TC Pairs tab, and then select the pairs to be resynchronized.

3. In the TC Pairs tab, click Resync Pairs.

4. In the Resync Pairs window, ensure that the pair to be resynchronized appears in the Selected Pairs table.

5. For Primary Volume Fence Level, specify whether the primary system rejects write operations to the P-VOL when the pair is split due to an error.

• - Status: The P-VOL cannot be written to only if the primary system is not able to change S-VOL status to PSUE.

• - Never: The P-VOL can always be written to.

• - Data: The P-VOL cannot be written to.

For more information, see the planning section on fence level options in the TrueCopy User Guide.

6. For Copy Pace, specify the number of tracks to be copied during the initial copy. The default is 15 (fast copy pace). To change the copy pace, enter a number from 1 to 4. This option affects performance as follows:

• The speed of 1 is a slow copy pace, and is used to reduce impact on host I/O.

• The speeds of 2 and 3 are a medium copy pace.

• The speed of 4 is a fast copy pace, and the host I/O performance might be degraded.

If you enter a number from 5 to 15, the speed of 4 (fast copy pace) is used.

7. For Copy Priority, enter the priority, or scheduling order, for the resync operation. You can set priority from 1 to 256. The default is 32. For more on priority, see the descriptions in the planning section on priority settings for initial copy operations in the TrueCopy User Guide.

8. Click Finish.

9. In the Confirm window, review the settings and enter a task name in the Task Name box.

10. Click Apply to save your settings in the system.