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Although you can convert a mirror into a regular volume, you cannot set the
snapmirrored
option to on to convert a regular volume into a mirror. To start using a
volume as a mirror, follow the instructions in Chapter 16, “Data Replication Using
SnapMirror,” to mirror data to the volume.
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To add a foreign volume, that is, a volume that was previously installed on another
filer, you move the disks that contain the volume from the old filer to the destination
filer.
To add a foreign volume, perform the following steps:
1. Follow the instructions in the hardware guide to remove the disks from the old
filer.
2. Turn off the destination filer and install the disks in the destination filer’s Power-
Vault 700N storage system.
3. Turn on and boot the destination filer.
Results: When the destination filer boots, it places the foreign volume off-line. If
the foreign volume has the same name as an existing volume on the filer, the filer
renames it
volume_name(1)
, where
volume_name
is the original name of the
volume.
CAUTION: If the foreign volume is incomplete, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to add
the missing disks. Do not try to add missing disks while online—doing so
will cause them to become hot spare disks.