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Name Definition
Expandable by The amount of space that is available for volume expansion. A volume that has an
Expandable by of 0 can still be expanded using concatenation. A volume that has an
Expandable by of > 0 can be expanded using storage volume expansion.
Expansion Method The expansion method available for this volume. Possible values:
● concatenation — The volume can be expanded using Concatenation or RAID-C
expansion.
● storage-volume — The volume can be expanded to the Expandable capacity using
storage volume expansion.
● not-supported — The volume does not support expansion.
Expansion Status The expansion status of the volume. The volume can be:
● - (dash) This volume can be expanded.
● failed — The last volume expansion on this volume failed. unknown — The volume
expansion status is unknown.
● in-progress — The volume cannot be expanded because it has a volume
expansion in progress.
Supporting Device Shows the volume's supporting device. Click a device name to see its status and
properties.
Virtual volume views and filters
To reduce the number of columns displayed on the page, you can select a specific view and filter the information in that view.
Additional tasks
You can also perform the following tasks from the Virtual Volumes view:
● View Virtual Volume properties — The screen displays the properties of the virtual volumes in a separate panel at the right
side of the screen.
● View Supporting Device properties—Select the virtual volume, and then click the Supporting Device tab under the Virtual
Volumes Properties panel.
● View Consistency Groups properties- Select the virtual volume, and then click the Consistency Group tab under the Virtual
Volumes Properties panel.
● View a volume map —Select virtual volume, and then click the VIEW MAP under the VIRTUAL VOLUMES tab in the Virtual
Volume Properties panel.
● Provision from pools —Select Virtual Volumes, and then select CREATE > Provision from Pools.
● Provision from storage volumes — Select Virtual Volumes, and then select CREATE > Provision from Storage Volumes .
● Rename virtual volumes — Select the virtual volume, and then click Rename under the VIRTUAL VOLUME tab in the
Virtual Volume Properties panel. Click
to save the changes.
● Search for virtual volumes — Type the virtual volume name in the Search box and press Enter.
● Refresh screen data — Click the Refresh icon .
● Create Virtual Volumes — Click Provision from Pools, Provision from Storage Volumes, or Create from Devices.
● Add a local or remote mirror — Select a virtual volume, and then select the MODIFY>Add Local Mirror or Add Remote
Mirror.
● Expand volumes — Select an expandable virtual volume, and then select MODIFY>Expand to launch the Expand Volume
wizard and add chunks of free storage volumes to the virtual volume.
● Enable or disable remote access — Select a virtual volume, and then select MODIFY> Enable Remote Access or
MODIFY>Disable Remote access .This menu option allows you to enable remote access to this volume from another
cluster in the metro node configuration. (metro node Metro only)
● Export— To export the Virtual Volumes to Storage view, click MODIFY>EXPORT.
● Delete volumes — Select an unexported volume, and then select DELETE>Delete.
● Tear down virtual volumes — Select an unexported virtual volume, and then select DELETE>Tear Down to delete all the
associated devices and extents.
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