Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Viewing and selecting volumes

Use this procedure to search for volumes in a resource group, and optionally select volumes for an add or resize operation.

1. To access the Volumes dialog from the Storage section of the Resource Group Details page:
   1. On the menu bar, click Lifecycle > Resource Groups.
   2. Select a resource group.
   3. On the Resource Group Details page, click View Volumes in the Storage section.
      You can also click View Volumes in the Storage section of the View All Settings page, which is also available from the Resource Group Details page.
      The Volumes dialog is displayed.
2. To access the Volumes dialog from the Add Volumes wizard:
   1. On the menu bar, click Lifecycle > Resource Groups.
   2. Select a resource group.
   3. On the Resource Groups page, click the Add Resources button and choose Add Volumes.
   4. When PowerFlex Manager displays the Add Volume wizard, click Add Existing volumes.
   5. Click Select Volumes.
      The Select Existing Volumes dialog is displayed.
3. To access the Volumes dialog from the Resize Volume wizard:
   1. On the menu bar, click Lifecycle > Resource Groups.
   2. Select a resource group.
   3. On the Resource Groups page, click the volume component and choose Volume Actions > Resize.
   4. Click Select Volume.
      The Select Volume dialog is displayed.
4. Provide the search criteria needed to filter the results to show 50 volumes or fewer:
   1. Enter a volume or datastore name search string in the Search Text box.
   2. Optionally, select a Size range.
   3. Optionally, Thick or Thin for the Type.
   4. Optionally, select Enabled or Disabled for the Compression setting.
   5. Optionally, select a specific Storage Pool.
   6. Click Search.
      PowerFlex Manager updates the results to show only those volumes that satisfy the search criteria. If the search returns more than 50 volumes, you must refine the search criteria to return only 50 volumes.
   7. If you are viewing volumes, click Close when you are done looking at the search results.
5. If you are adding existing volumes, you can select one or more volumes to add:
   1. Select each volume you want to add.
   2. Click >> to add the volumes.

      To remove a selected volume, click the checkbox for the volume to remove and click <<.

   3. When you are ready to add the selected volumes, click Add.
6. If you are selecting a volume for a resize operation, you can select the volume that you want to resize and click Apply.