SANtricity 11.8 Commands ( CA08871-194 ~ 196 )

Add volume to asynchronous mirror group

This command is not supported.

The add volume asyncMirrorGroup command adds a primary volume to an asynchronous mirror group.

Supported Series

This command applies to any individual storage system, with some restrictions.

If you are running the command on the HB2100/HB2200/HB2300 or HB5100/HB5200 series, the client type must be set to symbol. This command will not execute if they client type is set to https.

Roles

To execute this command on an HB2100/HB2200/HB2300 or HB5100/HB5200 storage system, you must have the Storage Admin role.

Context

This command is valid only on the local storage system that contains the asynchronous mirror group to which you want to add the primary volume. An asynchronous mirror group has a repository volume that is used to save data for all of the point-in-time images that are part of the asynchronous mirror group. Each primary volume in the asynchronous mirror group has a corresponding mirror volume on a remote storage system.

Syntax

add volume="volumeName" asyncMirrorGroup="asyncMirrorGroupName"
remotePassword="password"
(repositoryVolume="repos_xxxx" |
repositoryVolume=(volumeGroupName [capacity=capacityValue)]
repositoryVolume=(diskPoolName [capacity=capacityValue))

Parameter

Parameter Description

volume

The name of the primary volume that you want to add to the asynchronous mirror group. Enclose the volume name in double quotation marks (" ").

asyncMirrorGroup

The name of the asynchronous mirror group that will contain the primary volume that you want to add. Enclose the asynchronous mirror group name in double quotation marks (" ").

remotePassword

This parameter is optional. Use this parameter when the remote storage system is password protected. Enclose the password in double quotation marks (" ").

repositoryVolume

The name of the repository volume that will contain the changed data from the primary volume.

You have two options for defining the name of a repository volume:

  • Use an existing repository volume: name.

  • Create a new repository volume when you run this command.

The name of an existing repository volume is comprised of two parts:

  • The term repos.

  • A four digit numerical identifier that the storage management software assigns to the repository volume name.

Enclose the name of the existing repository volume in double quotation marks (" ").

If you want to create a new repository volume when you run this command you must enter the name of either a volume group or a disk pool in which you want the repository volume. Optionally, you also can define the capacity of the repository volume. If you want to define the capacity you can use these values:

  • An integer value that represents a percentage of the base volume capacity.

  • A decimal fraction value that represents a percentage of the base volume capacity.

  • A specific size for the repository volume. Size is defined in units of bytes , KB , MB , GB , or TB .

If you do not define the capacity, the storage management software sets the capacity to 20 percent of the primary volume capacity.

The storage management software creates the repository volume and links the repository volume to the primary volume.

Notes

  • The asynchronous mirroring feature must be enabled and activated on the local and remote storage systems that will be used for mirror activities.

  • The local and remote storage systems must be connected through a proper Fibre Channel fabric or iSCSI interface.

  • The remote storage system must have a volume that has a capacity that is greater than or equal to the capacity of the primary volume on the local storage system. The volume on the remote storage system will be used as the mirror volume.

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