Change Fence Level - HP StorageWorks P9000 User Manual

2. Change to Modify mode by clicking the
3. In the tree, select the port, host group, CU, or the CU grouping where the pair is located.
4. In the list, select the pair volume that you want to want to release, right-click, and select
Pairsplit-S from the menu. The Pairsplit-S dialog box displays.
5. From the Delete Pair by Force list, select one of the following:
Yes, to forcibly delete the pair or pairs, even when the primary system is unable to
communicate with the secondary system. Specifying Force allows host operations to
continue.
No, to delete the pair or pairs only if the primary system can change the status of both
P-VOL and S-VOL to SMPL.
6. Click Set then Apply.
If the operation does not start normally, an error code displays in the Error Code column in
the Preview list. To display an error message, select the LU, right-click, and select Error Detail.
7. Verify that operation completed successfully and that pair status is SMPL or Deleting on the
Pair Operation window. You can update the progress of the operation by clicking File/Refresh.

Change fence level

You can change a pair's fence level, which is an option that establishes whether or not the system
rejects write operations to the P-VOL under certain failure circumstances.
Other pair options such as difference management cannot be changed unless you release and
recreate the pair.
Procedure 9 To change the fence level
1. On the menu bar, click Actions > Remote Copy > Continuous Access Synchronous > Pair
Operation. The Pair Operation window opens.
2. Change to Modify mode by clicking the
3. In the tree, select the port, host group, CU, or the CU grouping where the pair is located.
4. Select the P-VOL from the list pane, right click, and click Change Pair Option. The Change Pair
Option dialog box displays.
5. From the P-VOL Fence Level box, select the fence level for the new pair(s). See descriptions in
the prerequisites for
6. Click Set then Apply.
If the operation does not start normally, an error code displays in the Error Code column in the
Preview list. To display an error message, select the LU, right-click, and select Error Detail.
"Create pairs" (page 46).
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