Changing assignment of secondary volumes to Thin Image pair snapshot data

You can change S-VOLs that are assigned to snapshot data.

olh-note.gif 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

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Local Replication window.

In Hitachi Command Suite:

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

  1. 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.

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

  1. Click Operate TI Pairs.

  1. In the TI Pairs window, click More Actions > Assign Secondary Volumes.

  1. From the Available LDEVs table, select the LDEV you want to assign as the S-VOL, and then click Set.

The selected LDEV is displayed in the Secondary Volumes column of the Selected Pairs table.

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  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.

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