Use the switchrcconsistgrp command
to reverse the roles of the primary and secondary volumes in a Metro
Mirror or Global Mirror consistency group when that consistency group
is in a consistent state. All the relationships in the consistency
group are affected by this change.
Syntax
switchrcconsistgrp -primary { master | aux } { rc_consist_group_id | rc_consist_group_name }
Parameters
- -primarymaster | aux
- (Required) Specifies whether the master or auxiliary side of the relationships in the group will
become the primary volumes.
- rc_consist_group_id | rc_consist_group_name
- (Required) Specifies the ID or name of the consistency group to switch.
Description
This
command applies to a consistency group. It is normally issued to reverse
the roles of the primary and secondary volumes in a consistency group,
perhaps as part of a failover process that is associated with a disaster
recovery event.
Note: You cannot switch a consistency group if
the primary and secondary volumes are different sizes.
Write access to the former primary volumes is
lost and write access to the new primary volumes is acquired.
This
command is successful when the consistency group is in a connected,
consistent state, and when reversing the direction of the relationships
would not lead to a loss of consistency, for example, when the consistency
group is consistent and synchronized. The consistency group must be
in one of the following states in order for the
switchrcconsistgrp command
to process correctly:
- ConsistentSynchronized
- ConsistentStopped and Synchronized
- Idling and Synchronized
Note: This command is rejected
under any of the following conditions:
- You switch consistency group relationship so that the new secondary
becomes the target volume of an active FlashCopy mapping.
- Any of the indicated secondary volumes (in the consistency group)
are the target of an existing FlashCopy mapping.
- Using Global Mirroring with the multi cycling
mode
The consistency group moves to the ConsistentSynchronized state
after the successful completion of this command. If you specify the
-primary parameter
and it is the same as the current primary, the command has no effect.
When the direction of the consistency group is changed, a volume
that is a secondary volume in a remote copy relationship becomes a primary volume. In addition, a
primary volume that is in a remote copy relationship becomes a secondary volume. If the resultant
secondary volume is mapped to a host of type hide_secondary, it is no longer
presented to that host. However, the mapping still exists for configuration purposes. If the volume
that was a secondary volume before the switch is mapped to a host of type
hide_secondary, it is presented to that host because it is no longer a secondary
volume.
You cannot switch directions for an active-active consistency
group.
An invocation example
switchrcconsistgrp -primary aux rccopy2
The
resulting output:
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