Dell PowerVault MD3000i Command Line Interface Guide - Page 88

NOTICE: If the virtual disk copy has a status of In Progress, you must stop the virtual disk copy before you can remove the virtual disk copy pair from the storage array configuration. The following syntax is the general form of the command: remove virtualDiskCopy target [targetName] [source [sourceName]] The following example shows a command to remove a virtual disk copy pair: client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "remove virtualDiskCopy target [\"Obi_1\"];" The following example is the script file version of the command: remove virtualDiskCopy target ["Obi_1"]; Interaction with Other Features You can run the Virtual Disk Copy feature while running the following features: • Storage Partitioning • Snapshot Virtual Disks When running the Virtual Disk Copy feature with other features, you must take the requirements of other features into consideration to ensure you set up a stable storage array configuration. You can also run the Virtual Disk Copy feature while running Dynamic Virtual Disk Expansion. Storage Partitioning Storage partitioning enables hosts to share access to virtual disks in a storage array. You create a storage partition when you define the following storage array assignments: • A host • A host group • Virtual disk-to-logical unit number (LUN) mapping The virtual disk-to-LUN mapping enables you to define which host group or host has access to a particular virtual disk in the storage array. 88 Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature