Administrator Guide

Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Volumes subtab, select the volume you want to expand.
5. Click More Actions → Expand Volume. The Expand Volume dialog box opens.
6. Type a new size for the volume, then click OK.
Enable or Disable Read/Write Caching for a Volume
Read and write caching generally improves performance. To improve performance, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD
storage.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Make sure Allow Cache Selection is enabled for volumes in the Storage Center user preferences.
a. In the Summary tab, click Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box opens.
b. Click the Preferences tab.
c. Make sure the Allow Cache Selection check box is selected.
d. Click OK.
4. Click the Storage tab.
5. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
6. Click Edit. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
7. Enable or disable the cache options as needed.
• Select or clear the Read Cache check box.
For volumes using SSD storage, test applications before enabling or disabling read cache.
• Select or clear the Write Cache check box.
To improve performance, disable write caching on volumes that use SSD storage for most applications.
8. When you are finished, click OK.
Assign Snapshot Profiles to a Volume
Assign one or more Snapshot Profiles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Select the volume you want to modify.
5. Click Edit. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
6. Select the appropriate Snapshot Profiles.
a. Next to Snapshot Profiles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box opens.
b. In the top pane of the dialog box, select the Snapshot Profiles to assign to the volume.
c. When you are finished, click OK. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box closes.
7. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
Assign Snapshot Profiles to Multiple Volumes
Snapshot Profiles can be assigned to multiple volumes in one operation.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Volumes subtab, select the volumes you want to modify.
• To select contiguous volumes, select the first volume, then hold down Shift and select the last volume.
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