Pair condition and recovery: server failures

Global Active Device for VSP One Block

Version
10.5.x
File Size
25537 KB
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-23VSP1B011-11
ft:lastEdition
2026-06-23

The following table shows transitions for pair status and I/O mode, the volumes that are accessible from the server, and the location of the latest data when a server failure occurs.

Before failure

After failure

Pair status and I/O mode

Pair status and I/O mode

Volume accessible from the server*

Volume with latest data

P-VOL

S-VOL

P-VOL

S-VOL

P-VOL

S-VOL

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

OK

OK

Both P-VOL and S-VOL

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

PAIR (Block)

PAIR (Mirror (RL))

PAIR (Block)

OK

NG

Both P-VOL and S-VOL

COPY (Mirror (RL))

COPY (Block)

COPY (Mirror (RL))

COPY (Block)

OK

NG

P-VOL

PSUS/PSUE (Local)

SSUS/PSUE (Block)

PSUS/PSUE (Local)

SSUS/PSUE (Block)

OK

NG

P-VOL

PSUS/PSUE (Block)

SSWS (Local)

PSUS/PSUE (Block)

SSWS (Local)

NG

OK

S-VOL

* If failures occur in all servers that access the P-VOL or S-VOL, then you cannot access either volume.

SIMs

  • Primary storage system: None
  • Secondary storage system: None
  1. Recover the server.
  2. Recover the path from the server to the pair volumes.