HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3 Remote Copy Software User Guide

Figure 54 Communication Failure—Array to Array
Communication Failure—Site 1 to Quorum Witness
In the event of a communication failure between site 1 and the quorum witness (see Figure 55
(page 145)):
• HP 3PAR StoreServ array A has lost connectivity with the quorum witness.
• Remote-copy links are operational and the HP 3PAR StoreServ arrays are aware of each
other's operational state.
• A failover does not take place:
Host I/O continues to the source volumes.◦
◦ Replication of I/O across remote-copy links continues as usual.
Figure 55 Communication Failure—Site 1 to Quorum Witness
HP 3PAR Peer Persistence Quorum 145