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. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, click the name of the volume you want to unmap from a server to open the Volume view.
4. Click the Mappings tab.
5. Select the server for which you want to modify mapping settings, then click Edit. The Edit Volume Mapping Settings dialog
box opens.
6. Use the arrows next to the Maximum number of paths per Server field to increase or decrease the path limit.
7. When you are finished, 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. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, click the name of the volume you want to unmap from a server to open the Volume view.
4. Click the Mappings tab.
5. Select the server for which you want to modify mapping settings, then click Edit. The Edit Volume Mapping Settings dialog
box opens.
6. Select the The volume should be presented as read-only to the server check box.
7. When you are finished, 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. 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 the volume you want to delete.
5. 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.
6. Click OK to delete the volume. The volume is marked for deletion and moved to the Recycle Bin.
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