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Volume move workflow

Before moving a volume, you should select a method for the volume move operation and plan the timing of the operation. You can move a volume by using Storage Manager. After the move, you might have to update the NDMP backup configuration.

Volume move workflow
  • Planning the method and timing of a volume move
    You can use Storage Manager to move a volume and to decide whether to have a manual cutover. If you need to update LUN reporting nodes, you must follow an advanced procedure in the command-line interface (CLI). Optionally, you can also plan the timing of a volume move.
  • Moving a volume using Storage Manager
    You can move a volume in Storage Manager by selecting a volume and the destination aggregate, starting the volume move operation, and optionally monitoring the volume move job. When using Storage Manager, a volume move operation finishes automatically.
  • Verifying LUN reporting nodes after moving a volume
    If the volume that you move contains LUNs, and the destination aggregate is on another high-availability (HA) pair, ONTAP automatically adds a HA pair to the Selective LUN Map reporting-nodes list. Adding LUN reporting nodes helps to maintain optimized LUN paths.
  • Updating LUN reporting nodes after moving a volume
    If the volume that you moved contained LUNs and the volume is now on a different HA pair, you should remove all remote nodes from the Selective LUN Map (SLM) reporting-nodes list. The LUN map then contains only the owner node and its HA partner, which ensures that only optimized LUN paths are used.
  • Updating NDMP backup after moving a volume
    If the volume that you moved was previously backed up to tape using NDMP in a specific configuration, after moving the volume, you can perform one of the following actions to ensure the volume continues to be backed up successfully: create a baseline or migrate the backup LIF to the node containing the moved volume.