Administrator Guide

Figure 72. Portable Volumes Unassigned Node
NOTE: The Portable Volumes node appears only if one or more portable volume disks are present on the Storage
Center.
6. If the portable volume disk(s) contain old or invalid data, erase them.
a. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the portable volume disk.
b. In the right pane, click Erase. The Erase Portable Volume dialog box appears.
c. Select an Erase Type, then click Yes.
7. In the right pane, click Manage Portable Volume Disks. The Manage Portable Volume Disks wizard appears.
8. Select the Storage Center to which the portable volume will transfer a replication baseline, then click Next. The wizard
advances to the next page.
9. Select one or more portable volume disks and specify optional encryption.
a. (Optional) To encrypt the replication baseline, select the Use Encryption check box, then type a password in the Security
Key eld.
b. In the Select Portable Volume Disks table, select the portable volume(s) that will transport the replication baseline.
c. When you are done, click Finish. The replication baseline is created and the portable volume disk(s) are added to it.
Add a Portable Volume Disk to a Portable Volume Node
If the replication baselines that will be transferred to a destination Storage Center require more space than is provided by the
portable volume disks you initially selected, you can add additional portable volume disks.
1. If necessary, connect an additional portable volume disk to the source Storage Center.
2. Click the Storage view.
3. In the Storage pane, select a Storage Center.
4. Click the Storage tab.
5. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Repl Baseline To [ ].
6. In the right pane, click Add Disks. The Add Portable Volume Disks dialog box appears.
NOTE: The Add Disks button appears only if one or more available portable volume disks are connected to the
Storage Center.
7. Select the portable volume disk(s) that you want to add, then click Finish.
Add a Storage Center Volume to a Portable Volume Node
After you have prepared one or more portable volume disks, you can select additional Storage Center volumes to transfer.
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Repl Baseline To [ ].
5. In the right pane, click Add Volumes. The Add Portable Volumes wizard appears.
6. Select the volume(s) to add to the collection of replication baselines.
a. Select each volume to add, then click Add Volumes. When you add a volume, the Estimated Space Used by Volumes is
updated.
b. When you are nished adding volumes, click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
7. Congure the replication and destination volume attributes.
a. (Optional) Modify the Replication Attributes and Destination Volume Attributes as needed. These attributes are described
in the online help.
b. When you are nished, click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
8. Review your selections.
a. (Optional) If you want to modify replication settings for an individual volume, select the volume, then click Edit Selected.
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