Administrator Guide

Expand a Volume
Expand the size of a volume if more space is needed.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to expand.
4. In the right pane, click Expand Volume.
The Expand Volume dialog box opens.
5. Type a new size for the volume, then click OK.
NOTE: Expanding a volume to a configured size greater than half the supported maximum volume size, as defined in
the Storage Center Release Notes , will no longer support view volumes
Enable or Disable Read/Write Caching for a Volume
Read and write caching generally improves performance. To improve performance, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD
storage.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Make sure Allow Cache Selection is enabled for volumes in the Storage Center user preferences.
a) In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
b) Click the Preferences tab.
c) Make sure the Allow Cache Selection checkbox is selected.
d) Click OK.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
5. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
6. Enable or disable the cache options as needed. These options are described in the online help.
• Select or clear the Read Cache checkbox.
For volumes using SSD storage, test applications before enabling or disabling read cache.
• Select or clear the Write Cache checkbox.
To improve performance, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD storage for most applications.
7. Click OK.
Assign Snapshot Profiles to a Volume
Assign one or more snapshot profiles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. From the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
4. From the right pane, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Select the appropriate snapshot profiles.
a) Next to Snapshot Profiles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box opens.
b) From the top pane of the dialog box, select the snapshot profiles to assign to the volume.
c) Click OK to close the Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box.
6. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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