You can move a volume to a different storage pool, for
example, when the current storage pool has run out of space.
About this task
Attention:
On XIV® storage systems,
moving a volume to another storage pool is a logical action. No data
is actually moved on physical disks as a result.
On DS8000®, Storwize®, and SAN Volume Controller storage
systems, moving a volume to another storage pool is a physical action that causes data to move to a different physical disk. This
may cause some performance overhead.
On DS8000, Storwize, and SAN Volume Controller storage
systems, moving a volume to another storage pool is an asynchronous action. The capacity of the source and target storage pools may
not be updated after the task is completed in vCenter.
When using mirrored volumes on SAN Volume Controller systems,
only the primary copy volumes can be moved. In addition, these volumes
can be moved only to the primary storage pool copy (not to the secondary
copy).
Procedure
In vSphere Web Client, navigate to and then click the row
of the volume that you want to move, and then choose the Move option by right-clicking the volume row or using
the Actions menu.Figure 1. Move volume option
The Move Volume dialog
box is displayed.
Select the storage pool to which you want to move the volume,
and then click OK.
