Snapmirror Relationship

Created 10 files in volume alpha2_c2 Result show the 10 files that are created.
Snapmirror relationship created between Snapmirror relationship initialized between volume
volume alpha2_c1 (cluster1) and volume alpha2_c1 and volume alpha2_c2.
alpha2_c2 (cluster2).
 After performing the snapmirror initialize
After performing the snapmirror initialize on snapshot xxx_092624 is created on source
destination snapshot xxx_092624 is created on volume alpha2_c1 and copied to destination
source volume alpha2_c1. volume alpha2_c2.
 Performed snapmirror update on destination, 2nd
Performed snapmirror update on destination,2nd
snapshot was created on destination “xxxx_093735”.
snapshot was created on source “xxxx_093735”.
Previous snapshot “xxx_ 092624” was also preserved.
Previous snapshot “xxx_ 092624” was deleted from
Snapshot xxx_092624 is the common base snapshot
source.
between source and destination.
Shows the data on destination volume
that’s transferred from source.

Performed snapmirror break on destination cluster2 for

volume relationship alpha2_c1 and alpha2_c2. Relation shows
broken-off.
Destination volume becomes read-write,
after breaking the relationship.

Deleted the snapshot xxxx_092624 from destination

volume.
 Snapmirror relationship changed from broken-off to
snapmirrored idle after performing the snapmirror
resync.
Performed snapmirror resync on destination,
which copies Note: If there has been any new data written on
destination and not synced to souce, then
performing resync on destination would delete the
new data.
 Snapshot copies present on destination, after
resync.
Snapshot copies present on source, after
resync. Note: Deleing the previous snapshot
xxxx_092624 from destination did not affect the
snapmirror resync.
Broke the snapmirror relationship between
volume alpha2_c1 and alpha2_c2.

Deleted the common snapshot “xxx_095721”

from destination volume alpha2_c2.
Shows the snapshots that are present on source Shows the snapshots that are present on destination
volume. volume.

Performed snapmirror resync on destination, got error

“common snapshot not found” between source and
destination volume.
Snapmirror initialize did not fail, neither
it initialized the relationship.
Its still in broken-off state.

Checked the snapmirror relationship details,

shows error for snapmirror initialization.
Error “Destination should be DP volume”.
However RW volumes cannot be changed to
type DP manually.
To re-setup relationship, new volume and
new relationship has to be set.
Snapshot XXX_105931 created on source Snapshot XXX_105931 transferred to
volume, after initializing snapmirror destination volume from source, after
relationship. initializing snapmirror relationship.
 Snapshot copy XXXX_110243 created on Snapshot copy XXXX_110243 transferred from
source, after performing snapmirror update source to destination after performing
on destination. snapmirror update. Also the previous snapshot
XXX_ 105931 is present on destination.
 Performed snapmirror update on destination,
snapmirror status still show snapmirrored-Idle,
Tried deleting the snapmirror snapshot on source,
“health – false”. Snapmirror update failed as no
it cannot be delete as it is associated to snapmirror
common snapshot found.
relationship.

Note: Snapmirror snapshot can be deleted in diag

mode with switch “-ignore-owners true”.