Administrator Guide

● To select contiguous volumes, select the first volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
● To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
4. Click
(More Actions) and select Set Storage Profile.
The Set Storage Profile dialog box opens.
5. From the Storage Profile drop-down menu, select a storage profile.
6. Click OK.
Force Writes to the Lowest Storage Tier for a Volume
The Import to lowest tier option forces all data written to the volume to the lowest storage tier configured for the volume.
This option is typically used when importing data to a new volume from an external source.
Prerequisites
The volume must use a standard storage type. The Import to lowest tier option is not available for flash-optimized storage
types.
About this task
When the Import To Lowest Tier check box is selected, snapshots are no longer automatically created, snapshot profiles
cannot be edited, and the volume does not adhere to storage profiles. After the import is complete, clear the Import To
Lowest Tier check box to avoid potential performance degradation caused by writing to the lowest tier of drives. New writes
from a host to the volume will follow the Storage Profile for the volume after the Import To Lowest Tier check box is cleared.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2.
From the
STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3. In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4. Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Select the Import to lowest tier checkbox.
6. Click OK.
Configure a Space Consumption Limit for a Volume
Set a space consumption limit to specify the maximum space that can be used on the volume. This option is not available for
SCv2000 or SCv3000 series storage systems.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of
Unisphere Central.
2.
From the
STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3. In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4. Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Expand Advanced Settings.
6. Configure the Space Consumption Limit options.
a. Select the Space Consumption Limit checkbox.
b. In the field, type the maximum space that can be used on the volume in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB),
or terabytes (TB).
7. Cllick OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box..
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