Managing LUNs
SnapDrive for Windows enables you to manage LUNs from a Windows environment.
- Guidelines for connecting LUNs
Properly connecting a LUN in SnapDrive for Windows enables you to save, delete, modify, and manage the files it contains from the Windows host. You can also make Snapshot copies of the entire disk and restore the disk, along with its contents, to the state captured by a previous Snapshot copy.
- Connecting to a LUN
You can connect your SnapDrive for Windows host to a LUN using the Connect Disk wizard in the SnapDrive MMC snap-in.
- Guideline for managing RDM LUNs not created in SnapDrive
When you create an RDM LUN outside of SnapDrive, you must restart the SnapDrive for Windows service to enable SnapDrive to properly recognize the newly created disk. For the best results, use SnapDrive to create RDM LUNs.
- Connecting to an RDM LUN on a guest OS
You can connect your SnapDrive for Windows host to an RDM LUN on a guest OS using the Connect Disk wizard in the SnapDrive MMC snap-in.
- Making drive letter or path modifications to a LUN
SnapDrive for Windows enables you to add, change, or remove a drive letter or mount point path for an existing LUN.
- Guidelines for disconnecting or deleting LUNs
You can disconnect a LUN from a host in SnapDrive for Windows without affecting the contents of the LUN, or you can permanently delete a LUN. You can also use SnapDrive for Windows to disconnect a LUN in a Snapshot copy or FlexClone volume.
- Disconnecting a LUN
You can use the SnapDrive for Windows MMC snap-in to disconnect a dedicated or shared LUN, or a LUN in a Snapshot copy or in a FlexClone volume.
- Deleting a LUN
You can delete a LUN using the SnapDrive for Windows MMC snap-in.
- Deleting folders within volume mount points
You can delete a folder within a volume mount point by bypassing the Windows Recycle Bin.
- Guidelines for resizing disks
As your storage needs change, you might need to resize a disk to hold more data or shrink the disk to to make space available on the storage system volume.
- Resizing a disk
You can resize a disk using the SnapDrive for Windows MMC snap-in to either increase or decrease the amount of space it uses.
- Resizing a quorum disk
You cannot resize a disk while it is serving as a quorum disk, so a few special steps are required when using SnapDrive for Windows to resize a quorum disk in a Microsoft cluster.
- Managing LUNs not created in SnapDrive
You can use SnapDrive for Windows to manage LUNs not created by SnapDrive by completing these steps to prepare the LUNs for SnapDrive management.
