Restoring Virtual Disks (Instant Restore); Resynchronizing Mirrorclones - HP 418800-B21 - StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 70 Storage Enclosure User Manual

CAUTION:
If you discard a remote copy, the destination virtual disk and its data are deleted.
Procedure
This procedure uses the GUI.
1.
In the navigation pane, select Virtual Disks.
2. On the List tab, select the source virtual disks you want to remove from a DR group pair.
3. Select Actions > Remove From DR Group. The Remove RSM Replication window opens. Follow
the instructions in the window.

Restoring virtual disks (Instant Restore)

Restore a virtual disk by replacing its data with data from one of its replicas.
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, jobs, or the CLUI. See
IMPORTANT:
HP recommends restoring by using GUI actions.
• The virtual disk to restore must already have a replica (mirrorclone, snapclone, or snapshot) that
was created by the replication manager. Only those replicas can be selected in the Instant
Restore wizard.
• Before using the following procedure, ensure there is no host I/O to the virtual disk to restore or
its replica.
• If either disk is part of a host volume, do not use the procedure below. Instead, use the procedure
restoring a host volume (Instant
• A virtual disk cannot be restored from a snapshot of its mirrorclone. To restore from a mirrorclone,
the mirrorclone must be fractured. See
Procedure
This procedure uses the GUI.
1.
In the navigation pane, select Virtual Disks.
2. On the List tab, select the virtual disk to restore.
3.
Select Actions > Instant Restore. The Instant Restore wizard opens. Follow the instructions in
the wizard.

Resynchronizing mirrorclones

Restart the synchronized local replication from a source virtual disk to its mirrorclone. This action
converts a fractured mirrorclone to a synchronized mirrorclone. See
synchronized
Considerations
• You can use the GUI, or jobs to resynchronize a mirrorclone to its source virtual disk. See
virtual disks actions cross
• Guidelines apply. See virtual disks
Restore). See also
mirrorclones.
reference.
virtual disks actions cross
host volumes
fractured mirrorclones
mirrorclone guidelines.
HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.1
reference.
overview.
and fracturing mirrorclones.
fractured mirrorclones and
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