Administrator Guide

Limit the Number of Paths That Can Be Used for a Volume/Server Mapping
You can specify the maximum number of paths used by servers that support multipath IO.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
3. In the right pane, click the Mappings tab.
4. In the right pane, select the server for which you want to modify mapping settings, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings
wizard opens.
5. Click Continue. The wizard advances to the next page.
6. Use the arrows next to the Maximum number of paths per Server eld to increase or decrease the path limit.
7. When you are nished, click OK.
Change a Volume/Server Mapping to Read-Only
To prevent a server from writing to a volume, change the volume/server mapping to read-only.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
3. In the right pane, click the Mappings tab.
4. In the right pane, select the server for which you want to modify mapping settings, then click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings
wizard opens.
5. Click Continue. The wizard advances to the next page.
6. Select the The volume should be presented as read-only to the server check box.
7. When you are nished, click OK.
Deleting Volumes and Volume Folders
Delete volumes and volume folders when they are no longer needed.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Delete a Volume
By default, a deleted volume is moved to the Recycle Bin.
About this task
CAUTION: You can recover a volume from the Recycle Bin, but after the Recycle Bin is emptied, data on that volume
cannot be recovered.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to delete.
4. In the right pane, click Delete. The Delete dialog box opens.
CAUTION: Do not select Skip Recycle Bin and permanently delete volumes unless you want to immediately delete
the volume without saving the metadata in the Recycle Bin. This option permanently deletes the volume, preventing
you from recovering the data.
5. Click OK to delete the volume. The volume is marked for deletion and moved to the Recycle Bin.
Restore a Volume from the Recycle Bin
Restore a volume from the Recycle Bin if you need to retain the volume instead of deleting it.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
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