Global-active device status and I/O allowance by access attribute

Ops Center High Availability User Guide

Version
10.9.x
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3.9 MB
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anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ADM003-14

Even when the access attribute is assigned to a GAD volume, the initial copy and pair resynchronization operations are not controlled. The following table shows whether server I/O is allowed for the listed GAD status and access attribute.

GAD statuses Access attribute I/O
P-VOL S-VOL P-VOL S-VOL
Mirrored Read/Write Read/Write Ends normally Ends normally
Read Only or Protect Read/Write Depends on the attribute* Ends normally
Read/Write Read Only or Protect Ends normally Depends on the attribute*
Read Only or Protect Read Only or Protect Depends on the attribute* Depends on the attribute*
Quorum disk blocked or no quorum disk volume Read/Write Read/Write Ends normally Ends normally
Read Only or Protect Read/Write Depends on the attribute* Ends normally
Read/Write Read Only or Protect Ends normally Depends on the attribute*
Read Only or Protect Read Only or Protect Depends on the attribute* Depends on the attribute*

Mirroring

Suspended (when the I/O mode of the primary volume is Local and the I/O mode of the secondary volume is Block)

Read/Write Read/Write Ends normally Rejected
Read Only or Protect Read/Write Depends on the attribute* Rejected
Read/Write Read Only or Protect Ends normally Rejected
Read Only or Protect Read Only or Protect Depends on the attribute* Rejected
Suspended (when the I/O mode of the primary volume is Block and the I/O mode of the secondary volume is Local) Read/Write Read/Write Rejected Ends normally
Read Only or Protect Read/Write Rejected Ends normally
Read/Write Read Only or Protect Rejected Depends on the attribute*
Read Only or Protect Read Only or Protect Rejected Depends on the attribute*
Block Read/Write Read/Write Rejected Rejected
Read Only or Protect Read/Write Rejected Rejected
Read/Write Read Only or Protect Rejected Rejected
Read Only or Protect Read Only or Protect Rejected Rejected

* If the attribute is Read Only, Read is allowed but not Write. If the attribute is Protect, Read and Write are not allowed.