Using Failover To Remote Volume - HP StorageWorks P4000 User Manual

5. Select the first choice, "To move the primary volume" and click Next.
The next window reminds you to disconnect any iSCSI sessions connected to the volume.
6. Disconnect the iSCSI sessions, if any are displayed, and then click Next.
The next window begins the process to make the primary volume into a remote volume.
7. Enter a name and a description for the snapshot to be taken of the current primary volume.
This snapshot preserves the existing data on the volume.
8. Click Next.
9. The next window is where you designate the destination for copying the snapshot to a remote
snapshot.
10. The final step is to make the remote volume into an acting primary volume.
This acting primary volume connects to application servers in order to maintain business
continuance or accomplish disaster recovery.
NOTE:
You cannot make a remote volume into a primary volume while a remote snapshot is in
progress. Either wait until the remote snapshot copy completes before making the remote
volume into a primary volume, or cancel the in-progress remote copy.
11. Click Finish.
The snapshot is created and the volume becomes a remote volume.
The final window of the wizard displays a summary of the actions and a reminder to reconnect your
iSCSI sessions.

Using failover to remote volume

If the primary volume is not available, you can use the wizard to promote the remote volume to an
acting primary volume.
1. In the navigation view, select the volume that you want to convert.
2. Right-click the volume, and then select Failover/Failback Volume.
3. Click Next.
4. Select the reason you are failing over the volume.
Use the second choice if your primary volume is not available and you want to get an acting
primary volume into production.
5. Select To failover to the remote volume, and click Next.
The next window reminds you to disconnect any iSCSI sessions connected to the volume.
6. The final step is to make the remote volume into an acting primary volume.
This acting primary volume connects to application servers in order to maintain business
continuance or accomplish disaster recovery.
7. Click Finish.
The final window of the wizard displays a summary of the actions and a reminder to reconnect
your iSCSI sessions.
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