Why would I re-copy a virtual disk copy?

The Modify >> Manage Virtual Disk Copies >> Re-copy Virtual Disk option permits you to create a new for a specific and . Use this option after you have stopped a virtual disk copy and want to start the virtual disk copy again. You can also use this option when a virtual disk copy has failed or completed. When you re-copy a virtual disk copy, the virtual disk copy starts over from the beginning.

Attention:

Possible loss of data access – This option overwrites existing data on the target virtual disk and renders the virtual disk read-only to hosts. This option fails all of the snapshot virtual disks that are associated with the target virtual disk, if any exist.

To prevent degraded I/O activity or data loss, do not attempt to access a source virtual disk involved in a virtual disk copy, and make sure that the Read-Only attribute for the target virtual disk is stopped.

There are five rates available: lowest, low, medium, high, and highest. If you set the copy priority to the lowest rate, I/O activity is prioritized, and the virtual disk copy takes longer. If you set the copy priority to the highest priority rate, the virtual disk copy is prioritized, but I/O activity for the storage array can be affected. You can set the copy priority by selecting Modify >> Manage Virtual Disk Copies .

Note these restrictions:

If have been mapped to the source virtual disk, the data that is copied to the target virtual disk when you re-copy can change since the previous virtual disk copy was made. To use this option, set only one virtual disk copy by selecting Modify >> Manage Virtual Disk Copies .
You cannot use a virtual disk that is currently in a as a source virtual disk or a target virtual disk.
You cannot use a virtual disk that has a as a target virtual disk.
You cannot use a virtual disk that has a as a source virtual disk or a target virtual disk.