rmfcmap

Use the rmfcmap command to delete an existing mapping.

Syntax

Parameters

-force: (Optional) Specifies that the target volume is brought online. This parameter is required if the FlashCopy® mapping is in the stopped state.
fc_map_id | fc_map_name: (Required) Specifies the ID or name of the FlashCopy mapping to delete. Enter the ID or name last on the command line.

Description

The rmfcmap command deletes the specified mapping if the mapping is in the idle_or_copied or stopped state. If it is in the stopped state, the -force parameter is required. If the mapping is in any other state, you must stop the mapping before you can delete it.

Deleting a mapping only deletes the logical relationship between the two volumes; it does not affect the volumes themselves. However, if you force the deletion, the target volume (which might contain inconsistent data) is brought back online.

If the target of the FlashCopy mapping is a member of the remote copy created , the remote copy can be affected in the following ways:

If a stopped FlashCopy mapping is deleted and the I/O group associated with the FlashCopy mapping is suspended while this delete is being processed, then all remote copy relationships associated with the target volume of a the FlashCopy mapping that were active while the FlashCopy mapping was copying can be corrupted. You must resynchronize them next time you start the system.
If a stopped FlashCopy mapping that has previously failed to prepare is deleted, then all remote copy relationships in the set of remote copy relationships associated with the target volume can be corrupted. You must resynchronize them next time you start the system.

Note: Maps that are rc_controlled are not shown in the view when this command is specified.

An invocation example

rmfcmap testmap

The resulting output:

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