Use the Re-copy Virtual Disk option in the to create a new for a selected and (). This option is used when you have stopped a virtual disk copy and want to start it again or when a virtual disk copy has failed or completed. The virtual disk copy starts over from the beginning.
Caution: Risk of data loss -- The Re-Copy option overwrites existing data on the target virtual disk.
Caution: Possible loss of access to data -- Source virtual disks participating in a virtual disk copy are available for read I/O activity only while a virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress or Pending. Write requests are allowed after the virtual disk copy has completed.
If the source virtual disk has been formatted with a journaling file system, any attempt to issue a read request to the source virtual disk might be rejected by the , and an error message might be displayed. The journaling file system driver issues a write request before it attempts to issue the read request. The RAID controller module rejects the write request, and the read request might not be issued due to the rejected write request. This situation might result in an error message being displayed, indicating that the source virtual disk is write protected.
To prevent this issue from occurring, do not attempt to access a source virtual disk participating in a virtual disk copy while the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress. Also, ensure that the read-only attribute for the target virtual disk is disabled after the virtual disk copy has completed to prevent error messages from being displayed.
Important:
If have been mapped to the source virtual disk, the data that is copied to the target virtual disk when you re-copy might have changed since the previous virtual disk copy was created.
To use this option, select only one virtual disk copy in the Copy Manager dialog.
A cannot be used a source virtual disk or target virtual disk.
A virtual disk currently in a cannot be used as a source virtual disk or target virtual disk.
A virtual disk that has a status of cannot be used as a target virtual disk.
A virtual disk that has a status of Failed cannot be used as a source virtual disk or target virtual disk.
Use the following procedure to re-copy a virtual disk:
Note: There are five rates available: lowest, low, medium, high, and highest. If the copy priority is set at the lowest rate, I/O activity is prioritized and the virtual disk copy takes longer. If the copy priority is set to the highest priority rate, the virtual disk copy is prioritized, but I/O activity for the storage array might be affected.
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Stop all I/O to the source virtual disk and target virtual disk.
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Unmount any file systems on the source virtual disk and target virtual disk.
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Select Virtual Disk >> Copy >> Copy Manager.
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Select the copy pair in the table by clicking on the copy pair or pressing Enter.
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Select Copy >> Re-Copy.
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Set the copy priority.
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Type yes, and click OK.
Note: You can view the progress of a virtual disk copy in the Copy Manager dialog only when a virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress.
Operation in Progress icons are displayed on the source virtual disk and target virtual disk while the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress or Pending.
Caution: Risk of data loss -- The Re-Copy option overwrites existing data on the target virtual disk.
are displayed on the source virtual disk and target virtual disk while the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress or Pending.