Deleting FlashCopy consistency groups

You can delete a FlashCopy® consistency group using the Deleting FlashCopy Consistency Groups panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console. You can only delete a consistency group that has mappings by forcing the deletion.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the table:

Name
Displays the name of the FlashCopy consistency group.
State
Displays the current state of the FlashCopy consistency group. The following values are possible:
Empty
Indicates that the consistency group does not have any FlashCopy mappings.
Idle or Copied
Indicates that all FlashCopy Mappings in the consistency group are in the Idle or Copied state.
Preparing
Indicates at least one FlashCopy mapping in the consistency group is in the Preparing state.
Prepared
Indicates that the consistency group is ready to start. While in this state, the target VDisks of all FlashCopy mappings in the consistency group are offline.
Copying
Indicates that at least one FlashCopy mapping in the consistency group is in the Copying state and no FlashCopy mappings are in the Suspended state.
Stopping
Indicates that at least one FlashCopy mapping in the consistency group is in the Stopping state and no FlashCopy mappings are in the Copying or Suspended state.
Stopped
Indicates that the consistency group is stopped because you issued a command or an I/O error occurred.
Suspended
Indicates that at least one FlashCopy mapping in the consistency group is in the Suspended state.

Actions

The following actions are available:

OK
Click this button to delete a consistency group.
Cancel
Click this button to exit the panel without deleting a consistency group.
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