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Is it necessary to clear the copy pair in order to re-run volume copy with the same combination?

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  • When re-performing a volume copy via the SANtricity system manager GUI, it requires the deletion of the current volume copy pair by clicking Clear action first:
  • Offline copy

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  •  Online copy

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  • If Clear action is not performed, the re-run volume copy will fail along with the following error:
Volume 1 cannot be copied at this time as there are currently no eligible copy destinations. Create a new volume that is of equal or greater capacity and the same block size as 1 and retry.
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However, the phase of copy pair deletion can be skipped if run create volumeCopy command instead:

C:\SMcli\SMcli-01.80.00.9004\bin>SMcli 10.128.227.51 -u admin -P - -k -c "create volumeCopy source=\"1\" target=\"2\" copyType=offline;"
Password:

Performing syntax check...

Syntax check complete.

Executing script...

Script execution complete.

SMcli completed successfully.

Additional Information

Does setting TargetReadOnlyEnabled=FALSE make the target volume writable without pair deletion?

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