Deleting FlashCopy relationships

Complete this task to delete FlashCopy^® relationships between a source volume and target volume.

Deleting FlashCopy relationships between volume pairs ends a FlashCopy operation. All the data on the target volume can become corrupted and unusable if another application inadvertently writes to it. You can delete a FlashCopy relationship only if one of the following conditions is true:

The FlashCopy operation was performed without a background copy.
The FlashCopy operation was performed without a background copy and you need to create an immediate copy of the source volume.
There is no longer a requirement for the FlashCopy relationship.
Note: A source volume can be in more than one FlashCopy relationship at the same time. If a volume is already in a FlashCopy relationship, you can delete the relationship before the background copy completes.

Perform the following steps to delete FlashCopy relationships:

In the navigation, select Real-time Manager > Copy Services > FlashCopy. A list of FlashCopy volumes is displayed. You must have created a FlashCopy relationship and it must be listed in the table before you can delete it. From the table, Select the FlashCopy relationship that you want to delete.
On the FlashCopy main page, select Delete from the Select Action drop-down menu. Click Go. The following warning message is displayed: "CMUS00000W This operation deletes the selected FlashCopy relationships. Click OK to delete the FlashCopy relationships. Click Cancel to cancel the operation."
To confirm, click the OK button and the selected FlashCopy relationships are deleted, or click Cancel to exit without performing the task. The FlashCopy main page is displayed.