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Storage Virtual Machines : Protection : SnapMirror : Managing SnapMirror relationships for Data ONTAP 8.1.x : Breaking SnapMirror relationships
Breaking SnapMirror relationships
If the SnapMirror source becomes unavailable or if you want to make the SnapMirror destination a read/write volume, you can break the SnapMirror relationship by using the SnapMirror window.
Before you begin 
The SnapMirror destination must be quiesced.
Steps 
1.
From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2.
Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.
3.
In the navigation pane, select the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and click SnapMirror.
4.
Select the SnapMirror relationship that you want to break.
5.
Click Operations > Break.
6.
Select the confirmation check box and click Break.
Related reference 
SnapMirror window

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