Removing the Mirror Relationship Between Two Logical Drives

Use the Remove Mirror Relationship option to remove the mirror relationship between the two in a relationship.

Keep these guidelines in mind before performing the procedures:

Removing the Mirror Relationship Between Two Logical Drives

  1. In the Logical pane, select a primary or secondary logical drive in the Logical pane (whichever is local), and select Logical Drive >> Enhanced Remote Mirroring >> Remove Mirror Relationship .
  2. In the Select one or more mirrored pairs list box, select the mirrored logical drive pairs for which you want to remove the mirror relationship.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Yes.The Remove Mirror Relationship - Progress dialog appears. When the mirror relationship is removed, the logical drives in the mirrored pairs that you selected are no longer part of a mirrored pair. All data on the logical drives remains intact and available. Logical Drives that were the secondary logical drive in the mirrored pair are now accessible by hosts that are mapped to them.
Example of Removing the Mirror Relationship Between Two Logical Drives

After using the Remove Mirror Relationship option, the logical drive Accounting figure appears as a standard, non-mirrored logical drive in the Logical pane in the following figure. As shown in the figure, the (former) secondary logical drive Accounting2, from a remote storage subsystem, no longer appears.

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