Renaming volumes

Enter the following command:

vol rename vol-name new-name

vol-name is the name of the volume you want to rename.

new-name is the new name of the volume.

Result:

The following events occur:

• The volume is renamed.
• Entries in the /etc/exports file and shares that refer to the volume become incorrect and must be updated.
• The in-memory information about active exports gets updated automatically, and clients continue to access the exports without problems.

If you have...

Then...

An NFS-only filer

Go to Step 4.

A CIFS-only or multiprotocol filer

Create shares that refer to the new volume to enable clients to access it, then go to Step 3.

If you have...

Then...

A CIFS-only filer

You are done.

A multiprotocol filer

Go to Step 4.

Update the system /etc/exports file with the new volume name.

Run exportfs.

Add the appropriate mount point information to the /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file on clients that mount volumes from the filer.