Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Automatically Create a Live Volume and Move the Volume Based on a Recommendation

Use the Recommend Storage Center dialog box to automatically move a volume based on a recommendation.

1. In the Recommend Storage Center dialog box, click Convert to a Live Volume to move to recommended Storage Center. The Convert to Live Volume dialog box opens.
2. Map the destination volume to the server that is currently mapped to the volume.
   1. Next to Server, click Change. The Select Server dialog box opens.
   2. Select the server that is currently mapped to the original volume, then click OK.
3. Modify the other Live Volume options as necessary. These options are described in the online help.
4. When you are done, click Finish. The Live Volume is created and you return to the Alerts tab on the Threshold Alerts view.
5. After the Live Volume is synchronized, swap roles to make the recommended Storage Center the primary for the Live Volume.
   1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view, then click the Live Volumes tab.
   2. Wait until the Live Volume is synchronized, then select the Live Volume and click Swap Primary Storage Center of Live Volume. A confirmation dialog box opens.
   3. Click OK to confirm the swap.
6. If you decide that you want to make the recommended Storage Center the permanent host for the volume, delete the Live Volume and select the Recycle Secondary Volume check box to recycle the secondary volume (original volume).
   1. Select the Live Volume and click Delete. The Delete Objects dialog box opens.
   2. Clear the Convert to Replication check box.
   3. Select the Recycle Secondary Volume check box.
   4. Click OK.