Viewing Metro Mirror or Global Mirror consistency groups

You can view all Metro Mirror or Global Mirror consistency groups at one time on the Viewing Metro or Global Mirror Consistency Groups panel in the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Attributes

The following attributes are displayed in the table:

Select
Allows you to select a consistency group to use to perform an action from the task list.
Name
Displays the name of the consistency group. You can click on the link in this column to display detailed information about the consistency group.
State
Displays the current state of the consistency group. The following states are possible:
Inconsistent Stopped
Indicates that the primary VDisk is accessible for read and write input/output (I/O) operations, but the secondary VDisk is not accessible for either operation type. You must start a copy process to make the secondary VDisk consistent.
Inconsistent Copying
Indicates that the primary VDisk is accessible for read and write I/O operations, but the secondary VDisk is not accessible for either. This state is entered after a Start command is issued to a consistency group in the InconsistentStopped state. This state is also entered when a Start command is issued with the force option to a consistency group in the Idling or ConsistentStopped state.
Consistent Stopped
Indicates that the secondary VDisk contains a consistent image, but it might be out of date with the primary VDisk. This state can occur when a relationship is in the ConsistentSynchronized state and experiences an error that forces a freeze of the consistency group. This state can also occur when a relationship is created with the CreateConsistentFlag set to TRUE.
Consistent Synchronized
Indicates that the primary VDisk is accessible for read and write I/O operations. The secondary VDisk is accessible for read-only I/O operations.
Idling
Indicates that the master VDisks and auxiliary VDisks are operating in the primary role; both VDisks are accessible for write I/O operations.
Idling Disconnected
Indicates that the VDisks in this half of the consistency group are all operating in the primary role and can accept read or write I/O operations.
Inconsistent Disconnected
Indicates that the VDisks in this half of the consistency group are all operating in the secondary role and cannot accept read or write I/O operations.
Consistent Disconnected
Indicates that the VDisks in this half of the consistency group are all operating in the secondary role and can accept read I/O operations but cannot accept write I/O operations.
Empty
Indicates that the consistency group does not contain any relationships.
Copy Type
Displays the copy type of the relationship. The following types are possible:
  • Metro
  • Global
Master Cluster
Displays the name of the cluster that contains the master virtual disk (VDisk) in the relationship.
Auxiliary Cluster
Displays the name of the cluster that contains the auxiliary VDisk in the relationship.
Primary
Indicates which VDisk is the primary VDisk. The following values are possible:
  • N/A
  • Master
  • Auxiliary
Relationship Count
Displays the number of relationships that are in this consistency group.

Actions

You can select one of the following tasks from the task list:
  • Create a Consistency Group
  • Rename a Consistency Group
  • Delete a Consistency Group
  • Start Copy Process
  • Stop Copy Process
  • Switch Copy Direction
Note: With the exception of the Create a Consistency Group task, you must first select a consistency group before you can select a task.
Go
Click this button after selecting a task from the task list. Clicking Go launches the panel for the task that you selected.
Refresh
Click this button to refresh the table with changed values.
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