If an error is encountered while performing an internal resynchronization of a volume's snapshot, the snapshot volume goes into the INVALID state, and is made inaccessible for I/O and instant snapshot operations.
To recover from copy-on-write failure
Use the vxsnap command to dissociate the volume from the snapshot hierarchy:
# vxsnap [-g diskgroup] dis snapshot_volume
Unprepare the volume using the following command:
# vxsnap [-g diskgroup] unprepare snapshot_volume
Prepare the volume using the following command:
# vxsnap [-g diskgroup] prepare volume [ndcomirs=number] \ [regionsize=size] [drl=yes|no|sequential] \ [storage_attribute ...]
The volume can now be used again for snapshot operations.
Alternatively, you can remove the snapshot volume and recreate it if required.