Resynchronizing a FlashCopy relationship

Complete this task to resynchronize (apply incremental changes on the source volume to) a FlashCopy® target volume. After the initial FlashCopy operation, only data that has changed on the source volume since the last resynchronization operation was performed is copied to the target volume.

The change recording option and the persistent option must have been enabled on the FlashCopy volume pair.
You can resynchronize a FlashCopy target volume to create a new point-in-time copy of your data without waiting to copy an entire volume for each point-in-time copy. Instead, only tracks that have changed on the source volume since the last resynchronization operation was performed are copied to the target volume.

Perform the following steps to resynchronize a FlashCopy relationship between a source volume and target volume:

  1. In the navigation, select Real-time Manager > Copy Services > FlashCopy. A list of FlashCopy volume pairs is displayed. Select one or more FlashCopy pair on which to perform an action.
    Note: All storage complexes that are listed in the drop-down list are based on the storage complexes that were added during the configuration process. If you added a 2105 Copy Services domain, it is listed as a storage complex. All relationships that are displayed can be source or target volumes from the selected domain.
  2. Select Resync target from the Select Action drop-down list. Click Go.
  3. Select the copy options for the FlashCopy target volumes that will be resynchronized after data is copied from the source volumes. You must select whether to enable or disable the Enable change recording, Permit FlashCopy to occur if target volume is online for host access, and Inhibit writes to target volume options.
  4. When you have finished selecting your options, click OK to complete the task, or click Cancel to exit without performing the task. The FlashCopy main page is displayed.
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