HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System V1.5 Administrator Guide (T3559-96044, June 2006)

Cloning vie w fea
tures
Table 39 Clonin
gviewfeatures
Feature
Description
Source
The IP address of a smart cell without a viable mirror. If all smart cells have viable
mirrors, th e Source displays No Broken Groups Found. If more than one smart
cell needs a mirror, a Change Source b ut ton appears below the automatically
selected IP address.
Free Cells
The number of s
mart cells currently in the FREE state. This number is decreased
by one after a c
loning operation starts.
Assigned/Free A graphical representation of the assigned and free smart cells.
Clone Cell Starts the cloning operation. See Cloning smart cells (copying data) on page 64.
Cloning Area
This area provides the following information about an ongoing cloning operation:
• Source selected: IP address of the smart cell being duplicated.
• Target selected: IP address of the s mart cell receiving duplicate data.
• Current Step Percentage: Dynamic bar showing how much source data has
been duplicated.
• Overall Percentage: Current step in the cloning operation.
Cloning op
eration steps are as follows:
•Initializ
ing
•Assignin
gtargethost
•Transfer
ring data
•Transfer
ring indexes
•Waiting
for indexer to complete
• Updatin
ghistorylog
•Comple
ted or Failed
Some st
eps happen so quickly you might not see them. Steps such as
Transferring data and Transferring indexes can take a long time if there is a
great d
ealofdatatoclone.
History Logs
The following information about each cloning operation that has occurred since
startup:
• Source
• Target
• Time Elapsed
• Status
• Date
Cloning smar t cells (copying data)
To clone a smart cell:
1. Perform one of the following actions:
• SelectthesmartcellfromtheSourcefield.
• If the option is present, click Change Source to select a different sm art cell for cloning. When
the selection box appears, select the smart cell you want from the drop-down list, and click
Select.
2. Click Clone Cell.
This button is unavailable if there are no smart cells to clone.
3. Check the Status Area to see results of the cloning operation.
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Data management