Administrator Guide

Steps

1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.

2 Click the Storage tab.

3 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.

4 In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Volume dialog box appears.

5 Click Edit Advanced Volume Settings. The Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box appears.

6 In the Maximum Volume Count eld, type the maximum number of view volumes, including the original volume, that can be created

for volumes that share the same snapshot history as this volume.

7 In the Maximum Congured Volume Space, type the maximum combined size for all view volumes, including the original volume, that

share the same snapshot history as this volume in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB). To disable this

limit, select the Unlimited check box.

8 Click OK to close the Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box, then click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.

Copying Volumes

Copy a volume to create an identical volume for back-up or reuse of the data.

The destination volume of a copy, mirror, or migrate must meet the following requirements:

• Must not be mapped to a server.

• Must be the same size or larger than the source volume.

• Cannot be active on another controller.

Copy a Volume

Copying a volume copies the data from a source volume to a destination volume. Changes made to the source volume during the copy

process are also made to the destination volume.

1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.

2 Click the Storage tab.

3 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume.

4 In the right pane, select Local Copy > Copy Volume. The Copy 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) Select Copy Snapshots.

7 From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority level for the copy operation.

8 (Optional) Select Schedule Start Time to set a time for the copy to be created.

9 Click OK.