Administrator Guide

Migrate a Volume
Migrating a volume copies a source volume with its server to volume mappings to a destination volume. After migrating the volume,
the destination volume is mapped to all servers previously mapped to the source volume.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume.
5. Click More Actions → Local Copy → Migrate Volume. The Migrate Volume dialog box opens.
6. Select an existing volume or create a new volume for the destination volume.
• To select an existing volume, select a volume from the Destination Volume table.
• To create a new volume for the destination volume, click Create Volume.
7. (Optional) Click Copy Snapshots to also copy the snapshots from the source volume.
8. From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority level for the copy operation.
9. (Optional) Select a post-migrate action.
• Do Nothing – Migrates the volume without any post-migration actions
• Delete Source – Deletes the source volume after migrating
• Reverse Mirror – Mirrors the destination volume to the source volume
10. (Optional) Select Schedule Start Time to set a time for the copy to be created.
11. Click OK.
Related links
Creating Volumes
View Copy/Mirror/Migrate Information
The Summary tab for a volume in a copy, mirror, or migrate relationship displays information for any copy, mirror, or migrate
relationship involving the selected volume. Copy and migrate information appears in the Summary tab only during the copy or
migrate operation.
Prerequisites
The volume must be in a copy, mirror, migrate relationship.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, click the name of a volume to open the Volume view.
The Copy/Mirror/Migrate area in the Summary tab displays information for any copy, mirror, or migrate relationship involving
the selected volume.
Creating and Managing Volume Folders
Use volume folders to organize volumes or to restrict access to volumes.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create a Volume Folder
Create a volume folder either to organize volumes or to restrict access to volumes.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Volumes subtab, click New → Folder. The New Volume Folder dialog box opens.
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