HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.1.1 User Guide (TB584-96030, September 2011)

About changing copy pair status

Replication Manager allows you to change the copy pair status in open and mainframe systems. Pair

status change operations may be necessary to resume copy operations after recovery from an error

or unexpected pair status changes.

For open systems, you can perform the split, resync, restore, create and delete operations when the

storage system type is XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 or XP24000/XP20000. You can perform the

split, resync, and restore operations when the storage system is XP12000/XP10000/SVS200,

XP24000/XP20000, or XP1024/XP128.

For mainframe systems, you can perform the delete, split, resync and restore operations when the

storage system type is XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 or XP24000/XP20000. The create operation

is not supported. The above copy pair status change operations can be performed only when HP

StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software is used. These operations cannot

be performed when P9000 mainframe agent is used.

The pair status conditions where the current pair status can be changed differ depending on the copy

type and the copy pair state when the operation is specified. They also differ depending on whether

the target is a single or multiple copy pairs and whether the target is a copy group. For information,

see the following:

• Pair status transitions (when the target is a single or multiple copy pairs), page 218

• Pair status transitions (when the target is a copy group), page 213

CAUTION:

While a copy pair configuration definition is being edited, do not use storage system operation

management software, such as Device Manager, P9000 RAID Manager, Remote Web Console, or

HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software, to perform concurrent operations

on a volume, copy group, or copy pair specified in that definition. Doing so may cause errors when

Replication Manager executes tasks.