User Guide

Chapter 4 Managing SAN Storage 65
Renaming a Volume
To change the name of a volume, you need to reinitialize the volume with the new
name. You can’t rename an Xsan volume using the Finder.
To rename a volume:
m In Xsan Admin, select Volumes in the SAN Assets list, select the Volume, and choose
Reinitialize Volume from the Action (gear) pop-up menu.
Changing Storage Pool Settings
The SAN Setup assistant chooses appropriate storage pool settings based on the type
of volume you create. To specify storage pool settings yourself, choose an affinity tag or
storage pool on the Configure Volume Affinities pane of the SAN Setup assistant when
you create the volume and click the Settings button below the list.
The best way to set up a SAN is to plan its organization carefully before you set it up,
including settings for the storage pools that make up its volumes. To change storage
pool settings for an existing volume; you must destroy and recreate the volume.
Choosing the Data Type for an Affinity Tag
The “Use for” setting specifies what type of data can be stored on a particular storage
pool or on any storage pool with the corresponding affinity tag.
To set a storage pool’s data type:
m The data type must be set when the storage pool (or affinity tag) is created; it can’t be
changed for an existing pool. To set the data type, click the Settings (or Pool Settings)
button on the Configure Volume Affinities pane of the setup assistant when you first
add the pool. Type a name for the affinity tag (or custom storage pool). If the OK
button is disabled when you finish typing the name, the name is reserved; try another.
For a list of reserved names, see Chapter 8.
WARNING: Reinitializing a volume destroys all information stored on the volume.