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becomes COPY(RS), and the entire P-VOL is copied to the S-VOL. While the pairresync operation
for a split pair can be very fast, the pairresync operation for a suspended pair takes as long as
the initial copy operation.
The storage system will automatically suspend a pair when it cannot keep the pair mirrored for
any reason. The storage system will automatically suspend a pair under the following condition:
When the storage system detects an error condition related to an update copy operation.
Procedure 1 To suspend pair(s):
1. Click Actions > Local Copy > Business Copy/Snapshot > Pair Operation to open the Pair
Operation window.
2. Change to Modify mode by clicking the
3. Go to the Pair Operation window, and select the desired port or host group in the Tree to
filter the volumes displayed in the Volume List.
4. Select the pair(s) that you want to suspend (or the volume(s) whose pairs you want to suspend),
right-click the selected pair(s) to display the menu, and select the Pairsplit-E command to open
the Pairsplit-E dialog box.
5. On the Pairsplit-E dialog box, select the pair(s) you want to suspend, and click OK to reflect
the settings to the Preview List on the Pair Operation window.
To remove pair(s) from the list, select the unneeded pair(s), right-click while selecting the pair(s),
and then select the Delete command from the menu that displays by right-clicking.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to suspend additional pairs in the Pair Operation window.
7. On the Pair Operation window, click Apply to suspend the specified pair(s).
The Pair Operation window displays the result(s) of the Pairsplit-E operation(s) (i.e., pair status
changed to PSUE).
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