Viewing FlashCopy progress

Use the Viewing FlashCopy® Progress panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console to monitor the progress of the FlashCopy process.

Introduction

To view the progress of FlashCopy copy processes, click FlashCopy in the portfolio.

If you have many FlashCopy relationships that are currently being copied, you can filter the list. In the actions list, click Show Filter Row and then click the link under the column to filter. This displays a new panel where you can define filter criteria.

When you click the link to view FlashCopy progress, more detailed information is displayed.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the first table:
Progress (%)
Displays the percentage of the background copy that has completed, except when the state is Stopping. This value changes depending on the state of the FlashCopy mapping. When the state is Stopping, this Progress % indicates the percentage complete of the process that is stopping the copy.
ID
Displays the FlashCopy ID. The detailed information includes the name of the FlashCopy mapping.
State
Displays the state of the FlashCopy mapping:
  • Idle or Copied
  • Preparing
  • Prepared
  • Copying
  • Stopping
  • Stopped
  • Suspended

The following detailed attributes are displayed in the second table:

FlashCopy ID
Displays the system-assigned ID for the FlashCopy mapping.
FlashCopy Name
Displays the name of the FlashCopy mapping.

Actions

The following actions are available:

Go
Click this button after selecting a task from the task list. Clicking Go launches the panel for the task that you selected.
Note: Only table filter tasks are available from the task list.
Refresh
Click this button to refresh the table with changed values.
Close
Click this button to exit the panel.
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