Administrator Guide

• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5. Right-click the selection, then select More Actions → Set Snapshot Profiles. The Set Snapshot Profiles dialog box opens.
6. In the upper table, select the check box for each Snapshot Profile you want to assign to the volume.
7. To remove the Snapshot Profiles that were previously assigned to the volume, select the Replace Existing Snapshot Profiles
check box.
8. When you are finished, click OK.
Assign a Different Storage Profile to a Volume
The Storage Profile determines the RAID type and storage tiers used by the volume.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
5. Click More Actions → Set Storage Profile. The Set Storage Profile dialog box opens.
6. From the Storage Profile drop-down menu, select a Storage Profile.
7. When you are finished, click OK.
Assign a Different Storage Profile to Multiple Volumes
The Storage Profile determines the RAID type and storage tiers used by the volume. A Storage Profile 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.
• To select individual volumes, hold down Control while selecting them.
5. Right-click the selection, then select More Actions → Set Storage Profile. The Set Storage Profile dialog box opens.
6. From the Storage Profile drop-down menu, select a Storage Profile.
7. When you are finished, click OK.
Force Writes to the Lowest Storage Tier for a Volume
The Import to lowest tier option forces all data written to the volume to the lowest storage tier configured for the volume. Enabling
this option decreases performance for the volume.
Prerequisites
The volume must use a Standard storage type. The Import to lowest tier option is not available for Flash-Optimized storage types.
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
5. Click Edit. The Edit Volume dialog box appears.
6. Click Edit Advanced Volume Settings. The Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box appears.
7. Select the Import to lowest tier check box.
8. Click OK to close the Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box, then click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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