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NOTE: Remote virtual volumes suspend I/O during inter-cluster link outages. As a result, the availability of the data on
remote virtual volumes is directly related to the reliability of the inter-cluster link.
Steps
1. From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
In metro node local
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the View by drop-down, click Virtual Volumes.
In metro node Metro
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the storage volume.
c. In the View by drop-down, select Virtual Volumes.
2. In the Virtual Volumes view, select the virtual volume, and then click Enable Remote Access or Disable Remote Access.
3. Review the virtual volumes, and then click YES.
4. Review the results of the operation, and then click CLOSE.
Manually assigning LUN numbers to volumes
By default, metro node automatically assigns LUN numbers to virtual volumes (0 - 16383) when creating a storage view or
adding volumes to a view. However, you can manually assign LUN numbers. Adding virtual volumes to a storage view provides
more information.
NOTE:
You cannot change the LUN number of a virtual volume already in a storage view. To change the LUN number of a
virtual volume already in a view, remove the virtual volume from the storage view, and then add it again using the desired
LUN number.
Deleting a volume
About this task
Deleting a virtual volume deletes the virtual volume and leaves the underlying devices and extents intact. However, the storage
volume status remains claimed. After the delete operation, the data on the volume is no longer accessible. Before you delete a
virtual volume, be sure that you no longer need the data, or the data has been copied.
Before deleting a volume, be aware of the following:
● If the volume to delete is on a distributed device, delete the distributed device, which will automatically delete the virtual
volume. Deleting a distributed device provides more information.
● If the volume to delete is a remote volume, delete the volume from the cluster that owns the underlying device (not the
other cluster where the volume is visible).
NOTE:
You can delete only unexported virtual volumes. To delete an exported virtual volume, you must first remove the
volume from the storage view.
Steps
1. From the GUI main menu, do one of the following:
In metro node local
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the View by drop-down, click Virtual Volumes.
In metro node Metro
a. Click Provision Storage.
b. In the Provision on drop-down, select the cluster of the storage volume.
c. In the View by drop-down, select Virtual Volumes.
2. In the Virtual Volumes view, select the volume to delete and then click DELETE > Delete.
Provisioning storage
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