Viewing and Managing Copies

The Copies tab in the Application resource or volumes screen has the following sections:

Job Status
Copies
Scheduled Jobs

The Job Status option allows you to view the jobs that have run in the last 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days. Based on the selection of the time frame from the Job Status menu, the type, and the corresponding number of Copy Type jobs that have failed out of the total number of attempted jobs is listed. The number listed for the Copy Type Jobs that have failed are clickable. You can click the listed number and navigate to the activity page to troubleshoot the problem behind the failure in creation of these jobs.

Copies section lists the various Copy Types that are currently associated with a selected database. This section is generated based on the Protection Type that you select to protect your database from the Protect Once option from the Actions menu. The Protection Types option for the database that is available are Use Existing Copy Policy, Snapshot, Express Protect, Catalyst Copy, Cloud Copy, Peer Copy Snapshot, and Remote Snapshot. Each Copy Type has three columns associated with it and gives a clear indication of the status of the Copy Type creation status. For Related Volume Sets, the status is classified based on the Peer Copy syncing status. The underlined numeric values for each of these columns are clickable and they navigate to the relevant copies dialog. This dialog allows you to perform a wide variety of actions for a selected Copy Type. The number displayed in the Error column in the Copies section corresponds to the number of failed jobs listed in the Job Status section for a particular Copy Type. Moreover, the Refresh option allows you to manually refresh the list of Copies section.

The Scheduled Jobs section lists the Copy Policy that is associated with a selected database or volume. The Peer Copy Policy associated with the Volume is also displayed. In general, it displays all the details that are contained in the assigned Copy Policy. It lists the different Copy Types, the execution frequency, the target device, the date and time stamps for the last execution, the last successful execution, and the next scheduled execution. The Copy Policy displayed is clickable and navigates you to the Copy Policy page where you can edit the required resources that are defined. In case, there is no Copy Policy assigned to a database, Add Protection link is displayed in the Scheduled Jobs section that navigates you to the Add Protection page to assign a Copy Policy.

The Copies section lists the various Copy Types that are currently associated with a selected database. The actions on the Copy Types can be performed from the corresponding Copy Type window. For example, when you select a snapshot and click the underlined value, a window listing all the available snapshots appears. The window allows you to perform the following actions based on the selected Copy Type:

Copy Type	Actions
Snapshot	Protect, Edit, Delete, Verify, or Download Metadata.
Express Protect	Protect, Delete, Mount, Restore, or Edit.
Catalyst Copy	Protect, Delete, Edit, or Verify.
Remote Snapshots [For RMC-O, RMC-E, and RMC-S]	Protect, Edit, Delete, Mount, or Validate.
Peer Copy Snapshot	Edit, Attach, Detach, Refresh, or Delete.
Related Volume Set	Sync, Split, Cancel Sync, Resume Sync.
Transaction Log	Protect, Delete, Restore, or Edit.
Cloud Copy	Protect, Edit, Delete, Mount, or Restore.
Clone	Attach, Detach, Edit, Protect, or Remove.

Copy Type	Details
Snapshot	Name The name of the snapshot created for the selected database. State The current state of the snapshot. Point in Time The time when snapshot was created. Snapshot Type The type of snapshot. Online and Offline in RMC-O. Verified The verification status of the snapshot. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected snapshot.
Express Protect	Name The name of the Express Protect created for the selected database. State The current state of the Express Protect. Point in Time The time when the Express Protect was created. Snapshot Type The type of snapshot. Store The Catalyst Store name on HPE StoreOnce. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected Express Protect.
Catalyst Copy	Name The name of the snapshot created for the selected database. State The current state of the snapshot. Point in Time The time when the snapshot was created. Snapshot Type The type of snapshot. Store The Catalyst Store name on HPE StoreOnce. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected snapshot.
Peer Copy Snapshot	Name The name of the Peer Copy Snapshot created for the selected volume. Status The current state of the Peer Copy Snapshot. Point in Time The time when the Peer Copy Snapshot is created. Attach Status Displays whether the Peer Copy Snapshot is attached to a host. Storage System The target storage system where the Peer Copy Snapshot resides. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected Peer Copy Snapshot.
Related Volume Set	Volume Set The Volume Set to which the Peer Copy is associated. The expanded view displays the association between source Volumes and the target Volumes. Copy Repository The Copy Repository where the target Volumes reside. Role Displays whether the Volume Set role is primary or secondary. Status Displays whether the Peer Copy association status is synced, syncing, to be synced or error. Last Sync Time The time when the Peer Copy was last synced. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected Related Volume Set.
Cloud Copy	Name The name of the Cloud Copy. Status The status of the Cloud Copy. Point in Time The time when the Cloud Copy was created. Store The Catalyst Store name on HPE StoreOnce. Type The type of Cloud Copy — Cloud Bank Storage or Cloud Volume Backup.
Clone	DB Name The name of the database to be cloned. Server The address of the server that is configured for the database. Point in Time The time when the clone was taken. Source Copy Name The name of the source copy. Source Copy Type The type of the source copy. Clone Type The type of clone. State The mount status of the clone. Action The menu option that enables you to perform various operations on the selected clone.