Virtual volume in a Remote Copy group is in a stale state

Symptom

The CLI showrcopy or showrcopy groups command shows a volume in a stale state.

Action
  1. Wait 30 minutes before checking the status again to see if the volume comes out of the stale state. 
    cli% showrcopy groups
    Remote Copy System Information
Status: Started, Normal

Group Information

Name         Target     Status   Role       Mode     Options
SysBGroup1   SysB_pri   Started  Primary    Sync
  LocalVV       ID   RemoteVV      ID   SyncStatus  LastSyncTime
  AB10         15642 AB10.0       16102 Stale       NA
  AB11         15643 AB11.1       16103 Stale       NA
  2. Start the Remote Copy group.
  3. If the volume remains in a stale state, contact HPE Support.