CMMVC6300E: The create failed because the source and target volumes are members of FlashCopy mappings that belong to different I/O groups.

Explanation

All FlashCopy mappings in a tree of connected mappings must be in the same I/O group. The new FlashCopy mapping that you attempted to create would have linked two existing trees that are in different I/O groups.

User Response

You have three options. The first option is to resubmit the command and specify a different source or target volume. The second option is to delete all of the existing mappings that contain the source volume and resubmit the command. The third option is to delete all of the existing mappings that contain the target volume and resubmit the command.