Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Migrate a Volume

Migrating a volume copies a source volume with its server–to–volume mappings to a destination volume. After migrating the volume, the destination volume is mapped to all servers previously mapped to the source volume.

1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
2. From the STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
   The Volumes view is displayed.
3. On the Volumes view, select the volume you want to copy.
4. Click (More Actions) and select Migrate Volume.
   The Migrate Volume dialog box opens.
5. Select an existing volume or create a new volume for the destination volume.
   • To select an existing volume, select a volume from the Destination Volume table.
   • To create a new volume for the destination volume, click Create Volume.
6. (Optional) Click Copy Snapshots to also copy the snapshots from the source volume.
7. From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority level for the copy operation.
8. (Optional) Select a post-migrate action.
   • Do Nothing – Migrates the volume without any post-migration actions
   • Delete Source – Deletes the source volume after migrating
   • Reverse Mirror – Mirrors the destination volume to the source volume
9. (Optional) Select Schedule Start Time to set a time for the copy to be created.
10. Click OK.