Reverting to a previous FlashCopy® image

This topic describes how to revert to a previous a FlashCopy image.

Prerequisites

Attention: When you revert to a FlashCopy image, all FlashCopy images created after the specified FlashCopy image are deleted. The specified FlashCopy image becomes the primary image for the fileset and no longer appears as an image listed in the .flashcopy directory.

You must have Administrator, Operator, or Backup privileges to perform this task.

Steps

  1. Click Maintain System→FlashCopy Images from the My Work frame.
  2. Select the FlashCopy image that you want the fileset to revert to
  3. Click Revert to from the drop-down box in the table header.
  4. Click Go.
  5. Click OK to revert to specified the FlashCopy image.

Parent topic: Managing FlashCopy images

Related concepts
FlashCopy images

Related reference
Create FlashCopy Images of Filesets - Introduction panel
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