•
The
Copy Manager
, which monitors virtual disk copies after they are created
Setting read/write permissions on target virtual disk
To set read/write permissions on the target virtual disk:
1
In the AMW, click
Storage & Copy Services
.
2
Select
Copy Services
>
Virtual Disk Copy
>
Manage Copies.
The
Copy Manager
window is displayed.
3
Select one or more copy pairs in the table.
4
Perform one of these actions:
•
To enable Read-only permission, select
Change
>
Target Virtual Disk Permissions
>
Enable Read-Only.
NOTE:
Write requests to the target virtual disk are rejected when the Read-only permission is enabled on the target virtual
disk.
•
To disable Read-only permission, select
Change
>
Target Virtual Disk Permissions
>
Disable Read-Only.
Before you begin
A virtual disk copy fails all snapshot virtual disks that are associated with the target virtual disk, if any exist. If you select a source virtual
disk of a snapshot virtual disk, you must disable all of the snapshot virtual disks that are associated with the source virtual disk before you
can select it as a target virtual disk. Otherwise, the source virtual disk cannot be used as a target virtual disk.
A virtual disk copy overwrites data on the target virtual disk and automatically makes the target virtual disk read-only to hosts.
If eight virtual disk copies with a status of In Progress exist, any subsequent virtual disk copy has a status of Pending, which stays until one
of the eight virtual disk copies completes.
Virtual disk copy and modification operations
If a modification operation is running on a source virtual disk or a target virtual disk, and the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress,
Pending, or Failed, the virtual disk copy does not take place. If a modification operation is running on a source virtual disk or a target virtual
disk after a virtual disk copy has been created, the modification operation must complete before the virtual disk copy can start. If a virtual
disk copy has a status of In Progress, any modification operation does not take place.
Create copy wizard
The
Create Copy Wizard
guides you through:
•
Selecting a source virtual disk from a list of available virtual disks
•
Selecting a target virtual disk from a list of available virtual disks
•
Setting the copy priority for the virtual disk copy
When you have completed the wizard dialogs, the virtual disk copy starts, and data is read from the source virtual disk and written to the
target virtual disk.
Operation in Progress icons are displayed on the source virtual disk and the target virtual disk while the virtual disk copy has a status of In
Progress or Pending.
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