HP Reference Information Storage System v1.6 Administrator Guide (T3559-96073, July 2007)

Cloning view fea
tures
Table 38 Clonin
gviewfeatures
Feature
Description
Source
The IP address of a smart cell without a viable mirror. If all smart cells have viable
mirrors, the Source displays No Broken Groups Found. If more than one smart
cell needs a mirror, a Change Source button appears below the automatically
selected IP address.
Free Cell
s
The number of smar t cells currently in the FREE state. This number is decreased
by one after a cloning operation star ts.
Assigned/Free A graphical representation of the assigned and free smart cells.
CloneCell Startsthecloningoperation.See"Cloning smar t cells (copying data)"onpage65.
Cloning Area
This are
a provides the following information about an ongoing cloning operation:
• Source s
elected: IP address of the smart cell being duplicated.
• Target
selected: IP address of the smart cell receiving duplicate data.
• Curren
t Step Percentage: Dynamic b ar showing how much source data has
been du
plicated.
• Overa
ll Percentage: Current step in the cloning operation.
Cloning operation steps a re as follows:
•Initializing
• Assigning target host
•Transferringdata
•Transferringindexes
• Waiting for indexer to complete
• Updating history log
• Completed or Failed
Some steps happen so quickly you might not see them.
St
epssuchasTransferringdataandTransferringindexescantakealongtimeif
there is a great deal of data to clone.
History Logs
The following information about each cloning operation that has occurred since
startup:
• Source
• Target
• Time Elapsed
• Status
• Date
Cloning smart cells (copying data)
To clone a smart cell:
1. Perform one of the following actions:
• Select the smart cell from the Source field.
• If the option is present, click Change Source to select a different smart cell for cloning. When
the selection box appears, select the s mart cell you want from the drop-down list, and click
Select.
2. Click Clone Cell.
This button is unavailable if there are no smart cells to clone.
When cloning is successful a pop-up pa nel appears on the PCC.
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