Stopping the Mirror

Explains how to stop a mirror operation using either the Control System or the CLI.

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Stopping a mirror halts any replication or synchronization process currently in progress. Stopping a mirror does not delete or remove the mirror volume.

Stopping the Mirror for Multiple Mirror Volumes Using the Control System

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To stop mirroring, in the Summary tab under Data > Volumes:
NOTE
The Summary tab is under the Volumes tab in the Kubernetes version of the Control System.

Procedure

  1. Select the mirror volume(s) to stop.
    You cannot stop the mirror operation for:
    • Standard volumes
    • Mirror volumes that are currently not mirroring
  2. Select Stop Mirroring from the Actions drop-down menu.
    The Stop Mirroring Volume(s) confirmation dialog displays.
  3. Verify the list of volumes to stop and click Stop Mirroring.
    When a mirroring operation is stopped, replication or synchronization processes currently in progress will halt.

Stopping the Mirror for a Mirror Volume Using the Control System

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To stop mirroring:

Procedure

  1. Go to the volume information page for the mirror volume to stop.
  2. Select Stop Mirroring from the Select Action drop-down menu.
    The Stop Mirroring Volume confirmation dialog displays.
  3. Click Stop Mirroring.
    When a mirroring operation is stopped, replication or synchronization processes currently in progress will halt.

Stopping the Mirror Using the CLI or REST API

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The basic command to stop a mirror is:

maprcli volume mirror stop -name <volume name>

For complete reference information, see volume mirror stop.