Converting a directory to a qtree using a Linux client

To convert a directory to a qtree in Linux, you rename the directory, create a qtree on the storage system, and move the directory's contents to the qtree.

1. Open a Linux client window.
2. Use the mv command to rename the directory.

   Example

   client: mv /n/user1/vol1/dir1 /n/user1/vol1/olddir
   
3. From the storage system, use the volume qtree create command to create a qtree with the original name.

   Example

   system1: <span className="ph">volume </span>qtree create /n/user1/vol1/dir1
   
4. From the client, use the mv command to move the contents of the old directory into the qtree.

   Note

   The more subdirectories contained in a directory that you are moving, the longer the move operation will take.

   Example

   client: mv /n/user1/vol1/olddir/* /n/user1/vol1/dir1
   
5. Use the rmdir command to delete the old, now-empty directory.

   Example

   client: rmdir /n/user1/vol1/olddir