Use the rmvolumecopy command to remove
a volume copy from a volume. You can use this command
for high availability configurations that include HyperSwap®.
Syntax
This syntax diagram specifies a volume
copy by site.
rmvolumecopy -site { site_id | site_name } [ -removefcmaps ] [ -discardimage ] [ -force ] { volume_id | volume_name }
This syntax diagram specifies a volume copy by
copy ID or storage pool. You must specify either -copy or -pool.
rmvolumecopy [ -copy copy_id ] [ -pool { storage_pool_id | storage_pool_name } ] [ -removefcmaps ] [ -discardimage ] [ -force ] { volume_id | volume_name }
Parameters
- -sitesite_id | site_name
- (Required) Specifies the site that the volume copy is removed
from. You cannot specify this parameter if you specify -copy or -pool.
- -poolstorage_pool_id |
storage_pool_name
- (Optional) Specifies the storage pool that the volume copy is
removed from.
- -copycopy_id
- (Optional) Specifies the copy ID for the volume copy to be deleted. The value is
0 or 1. This keyword cannot be specified when
-site is specified.
Important: If the volume has copies in multiple
sites you must specify -pool to identify the volume copy to remove.
You
must specify either -copy or -pool.
- -removefcmaps
- (Optional) Allows a volume copy to be deleted even if it is part of a FlashCopy mapping.
Important: Use this parameter for HyperSwap® volumes.
You must
specify either -copy or -pool.
- -discardimage
- (Optional) Allows a volume copy to be deleted even if data on
an image mode copy cannot be made consistent.
Important: Using
this parameter might result in data loss. Use it only under the direction
of your product support information, or if you are willing to accept
the risk of data loss on the volume.
- -force
- Deletes the specified volume copy even when a cloud system backup or restore operation is in
progress. If you do not specify this parameter a volume or volume copy cannot be deleted while a
backup operation is in progress. Additionally, a volume containing image mode copies cannot be
deleted while a restore operation is in progress (if the volume contains inconsistent data).
Important: Using this parameter might result in data loss. Use it only under the direction of
your product support information, or if you are willing to accept the risk of data loss on the
volume.
- volume_id | volume_name
- (Required) Specifies the volume ID or name for the volume copy to remove. The value for volume
ID must be a number and the value for volume name must be an alphanumeric string.
Description
Use
the rmvolumecopy command to remove a copy of a
volume.
For a
HyperSwap® volume,
the
active-active relationship and the change volumes
are also deleted.
Remember: HyperSwap® volumes
that are part of a consistency group must be removed from that consistency
group before you can remove the last volume copy from that site.
This command fails if a backup operation is in
progress.
An
invocation example to remove a volume copy at site 1 on a HyperSwap® system
rmvolumecopy -site 1 0
The
detailed resulting output:
No feedback
An invocation example to remove a volume copy when
there are two copies in the same storage pool.
rmvolumecopy -pool 5 -copy 1 volume5
The
detailed resulting output:
No feedback
An invocation example to remove a volume copy with FlashCopy mappings.
rmvolumecopy -site 1 -removefcmaps 1
The
detailed resulting output:
No feedback