Renaming a volume

Whenever required, you can rename any existing volume by performing the following procedure.

About this task

Renaming a volume is a logical action that does not have any physical effect on the volume or its logical connections. Renaming a volume also changes its displayed name in the vSphere environment.

Procedure

  1. In vSphere Web Client, locate a volume that you want to rename:
    • Go to IBM Storage Services, select a service that contains the volume, open the Related Objects tab, and select the required volume row, or
    • Go to IBM Storage Volumes, select the required volume.
  2. Right-click the volume and choose Rename or use the Actions menu to select Rename.
    Figure 1. Rename volume option
    This image illustrates the rename volume option.
    The Rename Volume dialog box is displayed.
    Figure 2. Rename Volume dialog box
    This image illustrates the rename volume option.
  3. Enter the new name that you want to assign to the volume, and then click OK.