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Prepare to rehost a volume from one SVM to another SVM

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A volume rehost operation enables you to reassign a NAS or SAN volume from one SVM to another SVM without requiring a SnapMirror copy. The exact rehost procedure depends upon the client access protocol used and the volume type. Volume rehost is a disruptive operation for data access and volume management.

Before you can rehost a volume from one SVM to another, the following conditions must be met:

  • The volume must be online

  • The volume protocol must be SAN or NAS

    • For the NAS protocol volumes, the volume should not be a part of junction-path and must be unmounted

  • If the volume is in a SnapMirror relationship, then the relationship must be deleted, followed by releasing the relationship information only, or broken prior to volume rehost

    • You can resynchronize the SnapMirror relationship after the volume rehost operation

  • The vserver subtype should be same for both source and destination SVMs

    • Volumes can only be rehosted between SVMs of the same subtype

  • The volume cannot be FlexClone or FlexClone Parent

    • FlexClones must be split before rehosting the parent or clone volume