Resetting Reserve Attributes; Unreserving One Or More Volumes; Creating Bc Pairs (Paircreate); Reset Reserve Attribute Window - HP StorageWorks XP10000 User Manual

Resetting reserve attributes

Use the Reset Reserve Attribute window to reset the reserve attribute for the volume selected on the BC
main screen. To open the Reset Reserve Attribute window, select one or more reserved SMPL volumes in the
Volume list on the BC main screen, right-click, and click Change Reserve.
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Reset Reserve Attribute window

The Reset Reserve Attribute window displays the reserved volumes selected on the BC main screen.
Clicking OK resets the reserve attribute for reserved volumes.
The settings are displayed in the Preset Volume list on the BC main screen. The Cancel button closes the
Reset Reserve Attribute window without reflecting the settings. To apply the settings to the disk array, click
Apply on the BC main screen.

Unreserving one or more volumes

1. Ensure that the volumes you want to unreserve are no longer assigned to BC pairs as S-VOLs. See
"Suspending BC pairs
2. In the BC main screen, select the port, host group, or LUN in the Tree View box.
3. To display reserved SMPL volumes in the Volume list, open the Display Filter window, select the
Reserve(d) check box, and click OK.
4. Select the volumes, right-click, and select Change Reserve. The Reset Reserve Attribute window
appears. If the Change Reserve command is not enabled, you selected paired volumes. Select only
reserved and unpaired volumes.
5. In the Reset Reserve Attribute window, select the volume you want to unreserve, and click OK.
The setting is reflected in the Preset Volume list on the BC main screen.
6. In the BC main screen, click Apply.
7. Verify that the settings are reflected in the disk array. To check the attribute, click Display Filter.

Creating BC pairs (Paircreate)

CAUTION: The BC paircreate operation overwrites all existing data on the S-VOLs. You are responsible
for backing up data on the S-VOLs before creating BC pairs.
The Paircreate window displays P-VOL and S-VOL information for the pairs being created (added). Use the
Paircreate window to select the S-VOLs for each P-VOL, set the copy pace for all pairs being created, and
58 Business Copy XP (BC) for the XP10000/XP12000
(Pairsplit-E)" on page 69 for instructions on deleting BC pairs.