HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 Command Line Interface Reference

promotevvcopy
DESCRIPTION
The promotevvcopy command promotes a physical copy back to a regular base volume.
SYNTAX
promotevvcopy <physical_copy_name>
AUTHORITY
• Super, Edit
• Any role granted the vvcopy_promote right.
OPTIONS
None
SPECIFIERS
<physical_copy_name>
Specifies the name of the physical copy to be promoted, using up to 31 characters.
RESTRICTIONS
The physical copy must have completed the copy from the base volume.
EXAMPLES
The following example promotes virtual volume 85 to a base volume:
cli% promotevvcopy 85
NOTES
• The saved snapshot of the parent of <physical_copy_name> is also removed.
• The promotevvcopy command can also be used to clean up a failed physical copy.
• Issue the showvv command to verify that promoted volume is a base volume.
• After a physical copy has been promoted, the association between it and its parent volume
is broken; the physical copy and base volume can no longer resync. The saved snapshot of
the parent of physical copy is also removed.
212 Promote Commands