Why do volume names have (1) appended to the end of them after they are moved?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Cluster Data ONTAP
Answer
If an existing volume is moved across aggregates within the same node by running the volume move
command, the name of the moved volume will have a number such as (1) appended to the end of the volume name. This might affect personal naming conventions; however, this will not have any adverse effects on the system's operation.
There is a similar situation where the numbers will be added, at the node level, if different Vservers have the same volume name. If you have a CIFS Vserver with an "Engineering" volume and an NFS Vserver with an "Engineering" volume, and they are both on the same node, one of them would have a (1) appended to it from the node level, but from the cluster level (with a volume show
), both would show "Engineering".
With a volume move
, the volume can be renamed; however, the original volume is removed. In the case of the same name on multiple Vservers, the rename
command will work, but it will append the number back.
volume rename -volume <volume_A> -vserver <Vserver_name> -newname <volume_newname>
Additional Information
Add your text here.