Compatible FlashCopy® relationships might be suspended when a hardware or software failure occurs. If Compatible FlashCopy® relationships are suspended, hosts might be unable to access T-VOL datasets.
To determine if a suspended Compatible FlashCopy® relationship exists for a volume, run the raidcom get ldev -key flash_copy CCI command.
If a suspended Compatible FlashCopy® relationship exists, FAILED, FULL, or FAILED_FULL is displayed for FLASH_COPY_STATUS.
To delete a suspended Compatible FlashCopy® relationship, do one of the following:
- Delete the target dataset that is inaccessible from the host. The operating system is automatically notified that the relationship has been deleted. It then executes a command to withdraw the relationship.
- If you can identify the suspended Compatible FlashCopy® relationship, execute the TSO FCWITHDR command to its extent.