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Remote Copy does not create a new task for each resynchronization of an asynchronous periodic
volume group. Instead, Remote Copy keeps the initial synchronization task active for as long as
the group is in the Started state, and updates the task details as resynchronizations occur.
Viewing Synchronization Task Information
To see a list of the tasks that were active on a system within the last 24 hours, use the showtask
command.
# showtask
In this example output, four active tasks are in progress, one for each primary volume group
being synchronized. All four volume groups are in the process of initial synchronization:
Id Type Name Status Phase Step -------StartTime------ ------FinishTime-------
71 remote_copy_sync vv.1 active 2/3 256/1024 Wed Mar 30 14:33:10 PST 2005 -
72 remote_copy_sync vv.0 active 2/3 256/1024 Wed Mar 30 14:33:10 PST 2005 -
73 remote_copy_sync vv.3 active 2/3 0/1024 Wed Mar 30 14:33:19 PST 2005 -
74 remote_copy_sync vv.2 active 2/3 0/1024 Wed Mar 30 14:33:19 PST 2005
The columns in the showtask output display:
• Id - Task ID for the displayed task.
• Type - Task type. For Remote Copy synchronizations, the task type is remote_copy_sync.
For more information about task types, see the HP 3PAR InForm OS Administrator’s Guide.
• Name - Name of the volume being synchronized.
• Status - Task state. Possible statuses are:
done - The task has completed successfully.◦
◦ active - The task is still in process.
◦ cancelled - The task was cancelled by you, the user.
◦ failed - The task failed to complete for a reason other than user cancellation.
• Phase - For active tasks, indicates the number of completed phases and the total number of
phases, in the format:
<#completed_phase>/<#total_phases>
Each task is composed of a system-determined number of phases.
• Step - For active Remote Copy synchronization tasks, indicates the completed and total volume
size in MB, in the format:
<completed_size>/<total_size>
• Start Time - Time the task was started.
• Finish Time - For Done, Cancelled, and Failed tasks, the time the task stopped because
of completion, cancellation, or failure.
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