Renaming volumes

Renaming a volume

To rename a volume, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	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. If NFS is in use and the `nfs.exports.auto-update` option is On, the /etc/exports file is updated to reflect the new volume name. If CIFS is running, shares that refer to the volume are updated to reflect the new volume name. The in-memory information about active exports gets updated automatically, and clients continue to access the exports without problems.
2	If you access the storage system using NFS, add the appropriate mount point information to the /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file on clients that mount volumes from the storage system.

Step

Action

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.
If NFS is in use and the nfs.exports.auto-update option is On, the /etc/exports file is updated to reflect the new volume name.
If CIFS is running, shares that refer to the volume are updated to reflect the new volume name.
The in-memory information about active exports gets updated automatically, and clients continue to access the exports without problems.

If you access the storage system using NFS, add the appropriate mount point information to the /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab file on clients that mount volumes from the storage system.