Editing the volume properties

You can modify volume properties, such as the volume name, security style, fractional reserve, and space guarantee.You can also modify storage efficiency settings (deduplication schedule and compression) and space reclamation settings. You can also edit the export policy and incremental tape backup settings of Infinite Volumes.

About this task

•	System Manager enables you to set the fractional reserve to either zero percent or 100 percent.

•	Data compression is not supported on 32-bit volumes.

•	You cannot modify the security style of an Infinite Volume.

•	You cannot use System Manager to modify the following properties of Infinite Volumes with storage classes:

•	SnapDiff settings

•	Storage efficiency settings

•	Space guarantee settings

Steps

1.	From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.

2.	Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.

3.	In the navigation pane, select the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and click Storage > Volumes or Infinite Volumes.

4.	Select the volume whose properties you want to edit and click Edit.

5.	In the Edit Volume dialog box, click the appropriate tab to display the properties or settings you want to change.

6.	Make the necessary changes.

7.	Click Save and Close to save your changes and close the dialog box.

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