Discarding changes to FlashCopy target volumes

Complete this task to discard changes to FlashCopy® target volumes to form a consistency group on the target volumes as part of a disaster recovery process.

You cannot discard changes to FlashCopy target volumes unless you have modified the FlashCopy relationship using the FlashCopy Revertible action and have selected the Allow target to be restored to pre-FlashCopy state option, which changes the Restorable property value to Yes.

If a FlashCopy consistency group formation operation does not complete, you must determine whether to discard changes (revert to a previous consistent state) or commit the operation to the current state. As part of a disaster recovery process, determine the state of the consistency groups in the affected sessions. The Discard Changes task specifies that the previous consistency group that was created by the Global Mirror session becomes the current state, and committing changes is no longer possible.

Perform the following steps to discard changes to FlashCopy target volumes:

  1. In the navigation, select Real-time Manager > Copy Services > FlashCopy. A list of FlashCopy volumes is displayed.
  2. On the FlashCopy main page, select the FlashCopy relationships from which you want to discard changes to the target volume, and select Discard Changes from the Select Action drop-down menu.
  3. Click Go. The Discard Changes — Confirm page is displayed. This page lists the relationships from which you want to discard changes.
  4. Select OK to confirm that you want to discard changes to the target volumes, or click Cancel to exit without performing the task. The FlashCopy main page is displayed.
Related reference
Discard changes — Confirm
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