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# Recreate clone copy sessions

Clone copy sessions enable you to create clone copies of a source volume or storage group on multiple targets.

## Prerequisites

- The copy session must not have been created with the No Copy or No Differential option.
- The session must have been activated to establish the new point-in-time copy.
- You can recreate a clone copy without terminating TimeFinder/Snap or VP Snap sessions that are cascading from the clone target.
- See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

## About this task

This procedure explains how to incrementally copy all subsequent changes that are made to the source volume (made after the point-in-time copy initiated) to the target volume.

While in the Recreated state, the target volume remains Not Ready to the host.

## Steps

To recreate clone copy sessions:

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select Data Protection > Device Groups.
3. Click the TimeFinder Clone tab to open the TimeFinder Clone list view.
4. Do the following, depending on whether you want to perform the operation at the group level or pair level:

   Group level:

   Select a group and click Recreate.

   Select a source type and a target type.

   Pair level:

   1. Select a group, and click to open its Details view.
   2. Click the number next to Clone Pairs.
   3. Select one or more pairs and click Recreate.
5. Optional: To attach session options to the operation, click Advanced Options, and select any number of options. Storage systems running PowerMaxOS 10 (6079) do not support Precopy.
6. Do one of the following:
   - Click Run Now to perform the operation now.
   - Expand Run Now, and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs.