HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System V1.4 Administrator Guide (T3559-96027, March 2006)

When you access the Smartcell Cloning view, PCC searches for ongoing cloning operations and loads
current data. O nly one smart cell can be cloned at a time, so you see the progress of any ongoing
cloning operation.
Table 25 Smar tcell C l oning view features
Feature
Description
Cloning Set up
Smart cells whose mirrors are not viable and how many free cells are available.
• Source: IP address of smart cell without viable mirror. If all smart cells have
viable mirrors, 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 Cells: Number of smar t c ells currently in the FREE state. This is
decremented by one after a cloning operation starts.
Clone Cell Starts clon
ing operation. See "Cloning smart cells (copying data)"onpage53.
Status Area
The following information about an ongoing cloning operation:
• Source selected: IP address of smart cell being duplicated.
• Target selected: IP address of smart cell receiving duplicate da ta.
• Current Step Percentage: Dynamic bar showing how much source data has
been duplicated.
• Overall Percentage: Current step in cloning operation. Steps are Initializing,
Assigning target host, Transferring data, Transferring indexes, Waiting for
indexer to complete, Updating history log, and Completed or Failed. Some
stepshappensoquicklyyoumaynotseethem. StepssuchasTransferringdata
and Transferring indexes can take a long time if there is much d ata to clone.
History Logs
The following information about each cloning operation that has occurred since
startup:
• Source
• Target
• Time Elapsed
• Status
• Date
Table 26 Links to Smar tcell Cloning view
Origin
Link
left menu
Smartcell Cloning
Links from Smar tcell Cloning view: none
Clon
ing smart cells (copying data)
1. Select sma rt cell from the Source field.
NOTE:
Click Change Source, when present, to select a different smart cell for cloning. When the
selection box appears, select the desired smart cell from the pull-down list, and click Select.
2. Click Clone Cell. This button is unavailable if there are no smart cells to clone.
3. Check the Status Area to see results of cloning operation. The check icon (
)indicatescloning
operation is proceeding normally. If the o peration fails, an X icon ( ) appears.
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