Dell EMC PowerFlex Rack Using PowerFlex Manager

View and select volumes

Use this procedure to search for volumes in a service, and optionally select volumes for an add or resize operation.

1. To access the Volumes dialog box from the Storage section of Service Details page:
   1. On the menu bar, click Services.
   2. Select a service.
   3. In the right pane, click View Details.
      The Service Details page is displayed.
   4. On the Service Details page, click View Volumes in the Storage section.
      The Volumes dialog is displayed.
2. To access the Volumes dialog from the Add Volumes wizard:
   1. On the menu bar, click Services.
   2. Select a service.
   3. In the right pane, click View Details.
      The Service Details page is displayed.
   4. On the Services page, click the Add Resources button and choose Add Volumes.
   5. When PowerFlex Manager displays the Add Volume wizard, click Add Existing volumes.
   6. Click Select Volumes.
      The Select Existing Volumes dialog is displayed.
3. To access the Volumes dialog from the Resize Volume wizard:
   1. On the menu bar, click Services.
   2. Select a service.
   3. In the right pane, click View Details.
      The Service Details page is displayed.
   4. On the Services page, click the volume component and choose Volume Actions > Resize.
   5. Click Select Volume.
      The Select Volume dialog is displayed.
4. Provide the search criteria needed to filter the results to show 50 volumes or fewer:
   1. Enter a volume or datastore name search string in the Search Text box.
   2. Optionally, select a Size range.
   3. Optionally, Thick or Thin for the Type.
   4. Optionally, select Enabled or Disabled for the Compression setting.
   5. Optionally, select a specific Storage Pool.
   6. Click Search.
      PowerFlex Manager updates the results to show only those volumes that satisfy the search criteria. If the search returns more than 50 volumes, you must refine the search criteria to return 50 volumes or less.
   7. If you are viewing volumes, click Close when you are done looking at the search results.
5. If you are adding existing volumes, you can select one or more volumes to add:
   1. Click the checkbox for each volume you want to add.
   2. Click the >> button to select the volumes.

      To remove a selected volume, click the checkbox for the volume to remove and click the << button.

   3. When you are ready to add the selected volumes, click Add.
6. If you are selecting a volume for a resize operation, you can simply select the volume that you want to resize and click Apply.