Resynchronizing or restoring ShadowImage pairs

Use this task to resynchronize or restore split or suspended pairs.

Resynchronizing split pairs typically takes less time than resynchronizing suspended pairs (PSUE status). Split pairs typically contain much less accumulated differential data than the total amount of data in the P-VOL.

Before you begin

If you are using RAID Manager to run commands, run the following command to resynchronize split pairs (PSUS status):

pairresync

Procedure

  1. In Hitachi Command Suite:

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

  1. In the Local Replication window, select the SI Pairs tab.

  1. On the SI Pairs tab, select the pair you want to resynchronize, and then click Resync Pairs.

  1. In the Resync Pairs window of the Resync Pairs wizard, complete the following steps:

Values:

- Normal Copy (Primary > Secondary) (default): A full forward resynchronization.

- Quick Resync (Primary > Secondary): A partial forward resynchronization.

- Reverse Copy (Secondary > Primary): A full restoration of the P-VOL from the S-VOL.

- Quick Restore (Secondary > Primary): A partial restoration of the P-VOL from the S-VOL.

For more information about the types of SI pair resynchronization you can use, including complete descriptions of the types, see Types of pair resynchronization.

Values:

- Slower: Improved host server I/O performance but slower processing speed.

- Medium (default): Average processing speed and host server I/O performance.

- Faster: Faster processing speed but slower host server I/O performance.

olh-note.gif The pace you select affects processing speed and host server I/O performance

  1. Click Finish, and then confirm the settings.

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

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

\ / : , ; * ? " < > |

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

  1. Click Apply to submit the task.

The pairs are resynchronized and the volumes are paired (PAIR status).

olh-note.gif If you are reverse resynchronizing and the task ends abnormally, the pair is suspended (PSUE status).

For more information about the PSUE status, see Device Manager - Storage Navigator pair status names and descriptions.

 

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