Administrator Guide

Mapping Volumes to Servers
Mapping a volume to a server allows the server to access the volume.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Map a Volume to a Server
Map a volume to a server to allow the server to use the volume for storage.
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 map to a server.
4 In the right pane, click Map Volume to Server. The Map Volume to Server wizard opens.
5 Select the server to which you want to map the volume, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
6 (Optional) Click Advanced Mapping to congure LUN settings, restrict mapping paths, or present the volume as read-only.
7 Click Finish.
Map Multiple Volumes to a Server
Multiple volumes can be mapped to a server in a single operation.
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 Volumes node or the folder that contains the volumes.
4 In the right pane, select the volumes that you want to map.
• To select contiguous volumes, select the rst volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5 In the right pane, click Map Volume to Server. The Map Volume to Server wizard opens.
6 Select the server to which you want to map the volumes, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
7 (Optional) Click Advanced Mapping to congure LUN settings, restrict mapping paths, or present the volume as read-only.
8 Click Finish.
Unmap a Volume from a Server
Unmap a volume from a server if the server no longer needs to access the 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 the volume you want to unmap from a server.
4 In the right pane, click Remove Mappings.
The Remove Mappings dialog box opens.
5 Select the server(s) to unmap from the volume, then click OK. If the volume is the destination of a replication and you selected the
mapping to the source Storage Center, a conrmation dialog box appears.
6 If a conrmation dialog box appears:
• Click OK to remove the mapping to the source Storage Center, which might interfere with the replication.
• Click Cancel to keep the mapping to the source Storage Center.
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