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3 Click the Summary tab, then click the Disk Groups & Virtual Disks link to ensure that the virtual disk
is in Optimal or Disabled status.
4 Remove the drive letter(s) of the source and (if mounted) virtual disk in Windows or unmount the
virtual drive(s) in Linux to help guarantee a stable copy of the drive for the virtual disk. If this is not
done, the copy operation will report that it has completed successfully, but the copied data will not be
updated properly.
5 Follow any additional instructions for your operating system. Failure to follow these additional
instructions can create unusable virtual disk copies.
NOTE:
If your operating system requires additional instructions, you can find those instructions in your
operating system documentation.
Recopying the Virtual Disk
After first preparing the host server(s) as specified in the preceding procedure, complete the following
steps to create a new virtual disk copy for an existing copy pair:
1 Click the Modify tab, and then click the Manage virtual disk copies link.
You can only select one copy operation at a time to be recopied.
2 Select the copy operation in the list displayed by the Manage Virtual Disk Copies page, and then click
the Recopy button at the right of the list.
3 The Recopy dialog box appears. Set the copy priority.
4 Type yes, and click OK.
5 If you approve of the parameters, type yes in the text box and click Finish to confirm the copy
settings and start the virtual disk copy.
The Copy Started page appears, verifying that the virtual disk copy has started. This dialog also
enables you to exit the Create virtual disk copies feature or create another new virtual disk copy.
6 Choose one of the following options, based on whether you want to create another virtual disk copy
or modify the one you just created:
• Yes — Create a new virtual disk copy.
• No — Exit the Create virtual disk copies dialog.
• Manage Virtual Disk Copies — Recopy, stop the copy process, set permissions or priority, or
remove virtual disk copies.
You can view the progress of a virtual disk copy in the Manage virtual disk copies page. For each copy
operation in progress, the list displays a sliding scale in the Status field showing the percentage of the
operation that is complete.
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