Administrator Guide
6 Click OK.
Move Multiple Volumes to a Dierent Volume Folder
Right-click a selection of volumes to move them to a dierent folder.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volumes you want to move.
• 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.
4 Click Move. The Move to Folder dialog box opens.
5 In the navigation pane, select a new parent volume folder.
6 Click OK.
Expand a Volume
Expand the size of a volume if more space is needed.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2
From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to expand.
4 Click (More Actions) and select 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 congured size greater than half the supported maximum volume size, as dened 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.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 Make sure Allow Cache Selection is enabled for volumes in the Storage Center user preferences.
a In the upper right corner, click (Storage Center Settings).
The Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
b Click the Preferences tab.
c Make sure the Allow Cache Selection checkbox is selected.
d Click OK.
3
From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
4 In the Volumes view select the volume you want to modify.
5 Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
6 Expand Advanced Settings.
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