Modifying FlashCopy consistency groups

You can change the attributes for a FlashCopy® consistency group on the Modifying FlashCopy consistency groups panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the table:

Consistency Group ID
Displays the system-assigned identifier for the FlashCopy consistency group.
Consistency Group Name
Displays the name of the FlashCopy consistency group. Click the name to view detailed information for the consistency group.
State
Displays the current state of the FlashCopy consistency group. The following values are possible:
Idle or Copied
Indicates that all FlashCopy Mappings in this consistency group are in the Idle or Copied state.
Preparing
Indicates that at least one FlashCopy mapping in this 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 this 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.
Empty
Indicates that the FlashCopy consistency group does not have any FlashCopy mappings.
Automatically Delete
Displays whether the FlashCopy consistency group will be deleted automatically if the last mapping in the group is deleted or moved out of the consistency group. The following values are possible:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled

Fields

You can update the following fields:

New Name
Enter the new name of the FlashCopy consistency group.
Automatically delete the consistency group when empty
Select this option to delete the consistency group if the last mapping in the group is deleted or moved out of the consistency group. When you select this option, the FlashCopy mapping table refreshes so only mappings that are enabled for automatic deletion are displayed. When you enable the Automatically delete option for the consistency group, all FlashCopy mappings within the consistency group are enabled for automatic deletion.

Actions

The following actions are available:

OK
Click this button to change the selected FlashCopy consistency group.
Cancel
Click this button to exit the panel without changing the selected FlashCopy consistency group.
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