Reattaching a FlashCopy session

Reattach a FlashCopy® session.

Reattaching a FlashCopy when IBM® PowerHA® SystemMirror® for i licensed program is installed

To reattach (enable) a FlashCopy session by using the IBM PowerHA for i graphical interface, follow these steps:
  1. In a Web browser, enter http://mysystem:2001, where mysystem is the host name of the system.
  2. Log on to the system with your user profile and password.
  3. Click PowerHA in the IBM Navigator for i window
  4. On the PowerHA page, click Independent ASPs.
  5. On the Independent ASPs page, select Details… from the context menu of the independent disk pool for that has a FlashCopy you want to reattach (enable).
  6. On the Independent ASP Details page, select Enable from the context menu of the FlashCopy you want to reattach (enable).

Reattaching a FlashCopy when IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i licensed program is not installed

To reattach a FlashCopy session by using the Configuration and Service graphical interface, follow these steps:

  1. In a Web browser, enter http://mysystem:2001, where mysystem is the host name of the system.
  2. Log on to the system with your user profile and password.
  3. Select Configuration and Service from your IBM Navigator for i window.
  4. Select Disk Pools.
  5. Select the disk pool that is associated with the session that you want to reattach.
  6. From the Select Actions menu, select Sessions.
  7. Select the session that you want to reattach.
  8. From the Select Actions menu, select Reattach FlashCopy.