Adding A Nas Volume; Modifying A Nas Volume; Removing A Nas Volume - Dell PowerVault NX3500 Administrator's Manual

Adding a NAS Volume

To add a NAS volume:
1 Click Add in the Action bar above the NAS volumes list.
The Add NAS Volume page is displayed.
2 Enter the new NAS volume parameters and click Save Changes to create
the NAS volume.
NOTE:
Click Revert to restore default properties.

Modifying a NAS Volume

To modify the parameters of a specific NAS volume:
1 Click a specific NAS volume in the NAS volume list.
The properties of the selected NAS volume are displayed.
2 Change the parameters as required and click Save Changes.
NOTE:
If you change the allocated space for the NAS volume, the new allocation is
bound by its used space (minimum) and the available space in Dell PowerVault
NX3500 (maximum).
NOTE:
NFS Exports, CIFS Shares, NAS Replication, or any reference to the NAS
volume to be deleted must be removed before successful deletion of a NAS volume.

Removing a NAS Volume

To remove a NAS volume:
1 Ensure that the NAS volume is not mounted and warn relevant users they
will be disconnected.
2 Select the specific NAS volume in the NAS volumes list and click Delete
in the Action bar. The selected NAS volume is deleted.
NOTE:
Deleting a NAS volume will delete all the NAS volume's files and directories
as well as its properties, that is, shares, snapshots definitions, and so on. Once
deleted, the NAS volume cannot be restored unless it is redefined and restored
from backup.
The space used by this deleted NAS volume is reclaimed in the background.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you define a new NAS volume after brief period of time.
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