Viewing FlexClone volumes hierarchy
You can view the hierarchy of FlexClone volumes and their parent volumes by using the View Hierarchy option from the Clone menu.
Steps
1. From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2. In the navigation pane, click Storage > Volumes.
3. Select the volume from the volume list.
4. Click Clone > View Hierarchy.
Volumes that have at least one child FlexClone volume are displayed. The FlexClone volumes are displayed as children of their respective parent volumes.
Related references
Volumes window on page 64
Viewing the Snapshot copies
You can view the list of all the saved Snapshot copies for a selected volume from the Snapshot Copies tab in the lower pane of the Volumes window.. You can use the list of saved Snapshot copies to rename, restore, or delete the selected Snapshot copy.
Before you begin
The volume must be online.
About this task
• You can view Snapshot copies for only one volume at a time.
Steps
1. From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2. In the navigation pane, click Storage > Volumes.
3. In the upper pane of the Volumes window, select the volume for which you want to view the Snapshot copies.
4. In the lower pane, click Snapshot Copies.
The list of available Snapshot copies for the selected volume is displayed.
Window descriptions
Volumes window
You can use the Volumes window to manage your FlexVol volumes and display information about them.
• Command buttons on page 64
• Volume list on page 65
• Details area on page 66
Command buttons
Create Opens the Create Volume dialog box, which enables you to add a new volume.
Edit Opens the Edit Volume dialog box, which enables you to modify a selected volume.
Delete Deletes the selected volume or volumes.
Clone Provides a list of clone options, including the following:
• Create
Creates a clone of the selected volume or a clone of a file from the selected volume.
• Split
Splits the clone from the parent volume.
• View Hierarchy
Displays information about the clone hierarchy.
Status Changes the status of the selected volume or volumes to one of the following statuses:
Provides a list of Snapshot options, including the following:
• Create
Displays the Create Snapshot dialog box, which you can use to create a new Snapshot copy of the selected volume.
• Configure
Configures the Snapshot settings.
• Restore
Restores a Snapshot copy of the selected volume.
Resize Opens the Volume Resize wizard, which enables you to change the volume size.
This option is available only for FlexVol volumes.
Storage Efficiency
Opens the Storage Efficiency dialog box, which you can use to manually start deduplication or to abort a running deduplication operation. This button is displayed only if deduplication is enabled on the storage system.
Refresh Updates the information in the window.
Volume list
The volume list displays the volume name and storage information about each volume.
Name Displays the name of the volume.
Aggregate Displays the name of the aggregate.
Status Displays the status of the volume.
Thin Provisioned Displays whether space guarantee is set for the selected volume. Valid values for online volumes are Yes and No.
Type Displays the type of volume: traditional or flexible.
Root volume Displays whether the volume is a root volume.
% Used Displays the amount of space (in percentage) that is used in the volume.
Available Space Displays the available space in the volume.
Total Space Displays the total space in the volume. This includes space that is reserved for Snapshot copies.
Storage Efficiency Displays whether deduplication is enabled or disabled for the selected volume.
Clone Displays whether the volume is a FlexClone volume.
SnapLock Type Displays whether the volume is a SnapLock Compliance volume or a SnapLock Enterprise volume.
Details area
The area below the volume list contains four tabs that display detailed information about the selected volume.
Details tab Displays general information about the selected volume, such as the maximum and current file count on the volume.
Space Allocation tab
Displays the allocation of space in the volume.
• Bar graph
Displays, in graphical format, details about the volume space.
• Volume
Displays the total data space of the volume and the space reserved for Snapshot copies.
• Available
Displays the amount of space that is available in the volume for data and for Snapshot copies, and the total space available in the volume.
• Used
Displays the amount of space in the volume that is used for data and for Snapshot copies, and the total volume space that is used.
The Space Allocation tab displays different information, depending on whether the volume is configured for NAS or SAN. For a NAS volume, the tab displays the following information:
• Used data space
• Available data space
• Used Snapshot reserve space
• Available Snapshot reserve space (this is applicable only if the Snapshot reserve is greater than zero)
For a SAN volume, the tab displays the following information:
• Space used by data in LUNs
• Available space
• Space used by Snapshot copies Snapshot
Copies tab
Displays, in tabular format, the Snapshot copies of the selected volume. This tab contains the following command buttons:
• Create
Opens the Create Snapshot Copy dialog box, which enables you to create a new Snapshot copy of the selected volume.
• Rename
Opens the Rename Snapshot Copy dialog box, which enables you to rename a selected Snapshot copy.
• Delete
Deletes the selected Snapshot copy.
• Restore
Restores the Snapshot copy.
• Refresh
Updates the information in the window.
Storage Efficiency tab
Displays information in the following panes:
• Bar graph
Displays, in graphical format, the volume space used by data and Snapshot copies. You can view details about the space used before and after applying storage efficiency savings.
• Details
Displays information about deduplication properties, including whether
deduplication is enabled on the volume, the deduplication status, and the current schedule. Space savings resulting from compression and deduplication applied on the data on the volume are also displayed.
• Last run details
Provides details about the last-run deduplication operation on the volume.
Related tasks
Creating FlexVol volumes on page 52 Creating FlexClone volumes on page 53
Creating FlexClone files on page 54 Deleting volumes on page 54
Setting the Snapshot copy reserve on page 55 Deleting Snapshot copies on page 56
Creating Snapshot copies on page 55 Editing the volume properties on page 57 Changing the status of a volume on page 57 Configuring deduplication on a volume on page 58 Changing the deduplication schedule on page 59 Running deduplication operations on page 59
Splitting a FlexClone volume from its parent volume on page 60 Resizing volumes on page 61
Restoring a volume from a Snapshot copy on page 61 Scheduling automatic Snapshot copies on page 62 Renaming Snapshot copies on page 62
Hiding the Snapshot copy directory on page 63 Viewing FlexClone volumes hierarchy on page 63