Using the Virtual Disk Copy Feature 79The following steps show the general process for creating a virtual disk copy:1 Enable the Virtual Disk Copy feature.2 Determine candidates for a virtual disk copy.3 Create the target virtual disk and source virtual disk for a virtual disk copy.Enabling the Virtual Disk Copy FeatureThe first step in creating a virtual disk copy is to make sure the feature isenabled on the storage array. You need a feature key to enable the feature. Toenable the feature key file, use the command:enable storageArray feature file="filename"where the file parameter is the complete file path and file name of a validfeature key file. Enclose the file path and file name in quotation marks (" ").Valid file names for feature key files usually end with a .key extension.Determining Virtual Disk Copy CandidatesAll virtual disks might not be available for use in virtual disk copy operations.To determine which candidate virtual disks on the storage array can be usedas a source virtual disk, use the show virtualDiskCopy sourceCandidatescommand. To determine which candidate virtual disks on the storage arraycan be used as a target virtual disk, use the show virtualDiskCopytargetCandidates command. These commands return a list of the expansionenclosure, slot, and capacity information for source virtual disk and targetvirtual disk candidates. You can use the show virtualDiskCopysourceCandidates and the show virtualDiskCopy targetCandidatescommands only after you have enabled the virtual disk copy feature.Creating a Virtual Disk CopyNOTICE: A virtual disk copy overwrites data on the target virtual disk. Ensure thatyou no longer need the data or have backed up the data on the target virtual diskbefore starting a virtual disk copy.When you create a virtual disk copy, you must define which virtual disks touse for the source virtual disk and target virtual disks. Define the sourcevirtual disk and target virtual disk by the name of each virtual disk. You can
