Releasing assignment of secondary volumes from Thin Image Advanced pair snapshot data

Thin Image Advanced User Guide

Version
9.8.6
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9033-00
You can release the assignment of S-VOLs from snapshot data of Thin Image Advanced pairs.
Note: If the amount of snapshot data in selected P-VOLs or the total number of pairs in selected snapshot groups exceeds 32,768, an error message appears when attempting to perform pair tasks.

The pages allocated to the S-VOL of the pair are not released even if you perform this task. Therefore, when you view the capacity of the pages allocated to the S-VOL after performing this task, you might find that the value is not zero. To release the pages allocated to the S-VOL, format the S-VOL after performing this task. Also, if you plan to use the volume as a volume other than the Thin Image Advanced S-VOL, format the S-VOL after performing this task

  • You must have the Storage Administrator (Local Copy) role.
  • Thin Image Advanced pairs must be in the PAIR status, PSUS status, or PSUE status.

Releasing the assignment of S-VOLs using CCI commands

The following is an example of releasing the assignment of snapshot data from the S-VOL (LDEV number 20:00):

raidcom unmap snapshot -ldev_id 0x2000

The following is an example of releasing the assignment of snapshot data from the S-VOL (LDEV number 10:10) in the snapshot group (db1):

raidcom unmap snapshot -ldev_id 0x1010 -snapshotgroup db1

The following is an example of releasing the assignment of snapshot data from an S-VOL by specifying the P-VOL (LDEV number 10:10, MU number 10):

raidcom unmap snapshot -ldev_id 0x1010 -mirror_id 10

Releasing the assignment of S-VOLs using HDvM - SN

  1. In the Explorer pane, click Storage Systems, expand the storage system tree, expand Replication, and then click Local Replication.
  2. In the Local Replication window, select a P-VOL in the TI Root Volumes tab or a snapshot group in the Snapshot Groups tab.
  3. Click Operate TI Pairs.
  4. In the TI Pairs window, select the S-VOL pairs you want to delete, and then click More Actions > Remove Secondary Volumes.
    You can specify P-VOLs in Device Manager - Storage Navigator until the total number of snapshots reaches 32,768. In addition, you can specify snapshot groups until the total number of pairs reaches 32,768.
  5. In the Remove Secondary Volumes window, confirm the settings.
  6. Accept the default task name or enter a unique name.
    You can enter up to 32 letters, numbers, and symbols, except the following:

    \ / : , ; * ? " < > |

  7. If you want to monitor the task after submitting it, select Go to tasks window for status.
  8. Click Apply to submit the task.