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. 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 a volume.
4. In the right pane, select Local Copy → Migrate Volume. The Migrate Volume dialog box opens.
5. 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.
6. (Optional) Click Copy Snapshots to also copy the snapshots from the source volume.
7. From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority level for the copy operation.
8. (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
9. (Optional) Select Schedule Start Time to set a time for the copy to be created.
10. Click OK.
Related link
Create a Volume Using Single-Step Dialog
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.
Prerequisite
The volume must be in a copy, mirror, migrate relationship.
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 a volume.
The Copy/Mirror/Migrate area in the Volume Summary tab displays information for any copy, mirror, or migrate relationship
involving the selected volume.
Change the Priority of a Copy, Mirror, or Migrate Operation
The priority of a copy, mirror, or migrate operation determines the importance of the operation and determines when the operation
will take place in relation to other copy, mirror, or migrate operations.
Prerequisite
The volume must be a source volume in a copy, mirror, or migrate operation.
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 a source volume currently in a copy, mirror, or migrate relationship.
4. In the Copy/Mirror/Migrate area, right-click a copy, mirror, or migrate relationship.
5. Click Set Priority.
The Set Priority dialog box appears.
6. From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority.
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