diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
index 34d53281851..de4ae267b9a 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/ibm/test_xiv_proxy.py
@@ -418,6 +418,47 @@ class XIVProxyTest(test.TestCase):
             [{'id': vol['id'],
               'replication_status': fields.ReplicationStatus.ENABLED}]), ret)
 
+    @mock.patch("cinder.volume.drivers.ibm.ibm_storage."
+                "xiv_replication.VolumeReplication.create_replication",
+                mock.MagicMock())
+    @mock.patch("cinder.volume.drivers.ibm.ibm_storage."
+                "xiv_replication.GroupReplication.create_replication",
+                mock.MagicMock())
+    @mock.patch("cinder.volume.drivers.ibm.ibm_storage."
+                "xiv_proxy.XIVProxy._get_target_params",
+                mock.MagicMock(return_value=REPLICA_PARAMS))
+    @mock.patch("cinder.volume.drivers.ibm.ibm_storage."
+                "xiv_proxy.XIVProxy._get_target",
+                mock.MagicMock(return_value="BLABLA"))
+    @mock.patch("cinder.volume.group_types.get_group_type_specs",
+                mock.MagicMock(return_value=TEST_GROUP_SPECS))
+    def test_enable_replication_remote_cg_exists(self):
+        """Test enable_replication"""
+        driver = mock.MagicMock()
+        driver.VERSION = "VERSION"
+
+        p = self.proxy(
+            self.default_storage_info,
+            mock.MagicMock(),
+            test_mock.cinder.exception,
+            driver)
+        p.ibm_storage_cli = mock.MagicMock()
+        p._call_remote_xiv_xcli = mock.MagicMock()
+        p._update_consistencygroup = mock.MagicMock()
+        p.targets = {'tgt1': 'info1'}
+        error = errors.CgNameExistsError('bla', 'bla',
+                                         ElementTree.Element('bla'))
+        p._call_remote_xiv_xcli.cmd.cg_create.side_effect = error
+
+        group = self._create_test_group('WTF')
+        vol = testutils.create_volume(self.ctxt)
+        ret = p.enable_replication(self.ctxt, group, [vol])
+
+        self.assertEqual((
+            {'replication_status': fields.ReplicationStatus.ENABLED},
+            [{'id': vol['id'],
+              'replication_status': fields.ReplicationStatus.ENABLED}]), ret)
+
     @mock.patch("cinder.volume.drivers.ibm.ibm_storage."
                 "xiv_replication.VolumeReplication.delete_replication",
                 mock.MagicMock())
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
index 90fd428d77c..c7aa80d7056 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_proxy.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
 
     Supports IBM XIV, Spectrum Accelerate, A9000, A9000R
     Version: 2.1.0
-    Required pyxcli version: 1.1.4
+    Required pyxcli version: 1.1.5
 
     .. code:: text
 
@@ -600,7 +600,11 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
 
             # mirror entire group
             group_name = self._cg_name_from_group(group)
-            self._create_consistencygroup_on_remote(context, group_name)
+            try:
+                self._create_consistencygroup_on_remote(context, group_name)
+            except errors.CgNameExistsError:
+                LOG.debug("CG name %(cg)s exists, no need to open it on "
+                          "secondary backend.", {'cg': group_name})
             repl.GroupReplication(self).create_replication(group_name,
                                                            replication_info)
 
@@ -652,6 +656,13 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
                 # we need to unlock it for further use.
                 try:
                     self.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.vol_unlock(vol=volume.name)
+                    self.ibm_storage_remote_cli.cmd.vol_unlock(
+                        vol=volume.name)
+                    self.ibm_storage_remote_cli.cmd.cg_remove_vol(
+                        vol=volume.name)
+                except errors.VolumeBadNameError:
+                    LOG.debug("Failed to delete vol %(vol)s - "
+                              "ignoring.", {'vol': volume.name})
                 except errors.XCLIError as e:
                     details = self._get_code_and_status_or_message(e)
                     msg = ('Failed to unlock volumes %(details)s' %
@@ -671,6 +682,17 @@ class XIVProxy(proxy.IBMStorageProxy):
 
             # update status
             for volume in volumes:
+                try:
+                    self.ibm_storage_cli.cmd.vol_unlock(vol=volume.name)
+                    self.ibm_storage_remote_cli.cmd.vol_unlock(
+                        vol=volume.name)
+                except errors.XCLIError as e:
+                    details = self._get_code_and_status_or_message(e)
+                    msg = (_('Failed to unlock volumes %(details)s'),
+                           {'details': details})
+                    LOG.error(msg)
+                    raise self.meta['exception'].VolumeBackendAPIException(
+                        data=msg)
                 updated_volumes.append(
                     {'id': volume['id'],
                      'replication_status': fields.ReplicationStatus.DISABLED})
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_replication.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_replication.py
index 31d04a46132..ad4e3b8d540 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_replication.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/ibm/ibm_storage/xiv_replication.py
@@ -265,6 +265,19 @@ class VolumeReplication(Replication):
                 rpo=replication_info['rpo'],
                 schedule=schedule,
                 activate_mirror='yes')
+        except errors.RemoteVolumeExists:
+            # if volume exists (same ID), don't create slave
+            # This only happens when vol is a part of a cg
+            recovery_mgr.create_mirror(
+                resource_name=resource_name,
+                target_name=target,
+                mirror_type=replication_info['mode'],
+                slave_resource_name=resource_name,
+                create_slave='no',
+                remote_pool=pool,
+                rpo=replication_info['rpo'],
+                schedule=schedule,
+                activate_mirror='yes')
         except errors.VolumeMasterError:
             LOG.debug('Volume %(vol)s has been already mirrored',
                       {'vol': resource_name})