Administrator Guide

• To enable or disable snapshot functions, select or clear the following checkboxes:
– Pause Snapshot Creation
– Pause Snapshot Expiration
– Allow Snapshots to coalesce into active Snapshot
The following options are available only if they are enabled in the Storage Center Settings dialog box:
• To use specic disk tiers and RAID levels for volume data, select the appropriate storage prole from the Storage Prole drop-
down list located in the Tiering section. Using the Recommended storage prole allows the volume to take full advantage of Data
Progression.
• If more than one storage type is dened on the Storage Center, select the storage type from the Storage Type drop-down list
located in the Tiering section.
• To set a volume QoS prole, select a prole from the Volume QoS Prole drop-down list located in the QoS Proles section.
• To set a group QoS prole, select a prole from the Group QoS Prole drop-down list located in the QoS Proles section.
• To enable Data Compression to reduce disk space usage, select Compression from the Data Reduction Prole drop-down list.
NOTE: The Data Compression setting is applied to all of the volumes that share one or more snapshots with this volume.
These shared volumes are referred to as sibling volumes.
9 Click OK.
Modifying Volumes
You can rename, move, or expand a volume after it has been created. You can also modify advanced volume attributes if needed.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Rename a Volume
A volume can be renamed without aecting its availability.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2
From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4 Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5 In the Name eld, type a new name for the volume.
6 Click OK.
Move a Volume to a Dierent Volume Folder
Volumes can be organized by placing them in folders.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2
From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4 Click Move.
The Move to Folder dialog box opens.
5 In the navigation pane, select a new parent volume folder.
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