HP P9000 Snapshot User Guide (AV400-96394, October 2011)
Table 20 Troubleshooting for Snapshot (continued)
Causes and SolutionsProblem
Causes:Cannot create Snapshot pairs.
• There are not enough differential tables to create the pairs.
• The conditions to create the pair are not fulfilled.
• The volumes specified to create the pair is in SMPL(PD) status because the pair is being
deleted.
Solutions:
• Secure enough differential tables to create the Snapshot pairs.
• Fulfill the conditions to create the pair and try the pair creation again.
• See the Business Copy Pair Operation window and verify that the status of the volume changes
to SMPL, and then try the pair creation again.
• Execute RAID Manager’s inqraid command and verify that the volume is not used by Snapshot,
and then try the pair creation again.
Causes:Snapshot pairs are not
displayed in the volume list.
• Snapshot pairs are not created.
• Displaying of the Snapshot pairs is prohibited by the filtering function.
Solutions:
• Create Snapshot pairs.
• Change the settings in the Display Filter dialog box.
Cause: A volume is blocked because a failure occurred in the hard disk drive.An error occurred while
restoring the pair.
Solution: Delete the Snapshot pair that is blocked, and contact HP Technical Support.
Causes:A volume is blocked.
• A failure occurred in two or more hard disk drives.
• The breaker was turned off and then the power supply was powered on again.
Solution: Ask HP Technical Support for assistance.
Cause: Access to the volume is rejected.A problem occurred on the host
application for monitoring the
volumes.
Solution:
1. Stop the host application monitoring the volumes.
2. Change all Snapshot pair statuses to PSUS, then re-start the monitoring application on the
host.
To see whether the host has access to pair volumes, see the P-VOL/S-VOL access columns in
“Pair status definitions” (page 32).
Cause: A port may go offline because access to a volume on another port(s) is rejected.When the host computer tries
to access the port, an error
Solutions:
occurs and the host cannot
access the port.
• Wait a while then retry the operation.
• If a host application is installed to monitor the volume, stop the application.
Causes:Remote Web Console,
times-out frequently.
• The load on Remote Web Console is too heavy and it cannot respond to the SVP.
• The time-out period is not long enough.
Solutions:
• Wait for a while, then try the operation.
• Verify the Remote Web Console RMI time-out period.
For information about how to set RMI time-out period, see the HP P9000 Remote Web Console
User Guide.
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