Administrator Guide

• To select contiguous volumes, select the rst volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5 Right-click the selection, then select Set Snapshot Proles. The Set Snapshot Proles dialog box opens.
6 In the upper table, select the check box for each Snapshot Prole you want to assign to the volume.
7 To remove the Snapshot Proles that were previously assigned to the volume, select the Replace Existing Snapshot Proles check
box.
8 When you are nished, click OK.
Assign a Dierent Storage Prole to a Volume
The storage prole determines the RAID type and storage tiers used by the volume.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 In the right pane, click Storage Prole.
The Set Storage Prole dialog box opens.
3 From the Storage Prole drop-down menu, select a storage prole.
4 Click OK.
Assign a Dierent Storage Prole to Multiple Volumes
The Storage Prole determines the RAID type and storage tiers used by the volume. A Storage Prole can be assigned to multiple volumes
in one operation.
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 Volumes node or the volume folder that contains the volumes.
4 In the right pane, select the volumes that you want to modify.
• To select contiguous volumes, select the rst volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5 Right-click the selection, then select Set Storage Prole. The Set Storage Prole dialog box opens.
6 From the Storage Prole drop-down menu, select a Storage Prole.
7 When you are nished, 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 congured for the volume. This option is
typically used when importing data to a new volume from an external source. New writes to the volume from a host after the import is
complete will follow the Storage Prole for the volume. It is important to change the Storage Prole once the import is complete to avoid
potential performance degradation by writing to the lowest tier of drives.
Prerequisite
The volume must use a standard storage type. The Import to lowest tier option is not available for ash-optimized storage types.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Volume dialog box appears.
3 Select the Import to lowest tier checkbox.
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