6.2.12.2 chvolume

Change attributes of a volume.

Purpose

The chvolume command allows you to modify the attributes of an Exascale volume.

Syntax

chvolume volume-id [ --attributes attribute=value[,attribute=value] ... ]

Command Options

The options for the chvolume command are:

  • volume-id: Identifies the volume being changed. You can use the lsvolume command to find the identifier for each volume.

  • --attributes: Optionally specifies attributes to change.

    You can use the describe command to view attribute details. Specifically, use describe chvolume to see details about the volume attributes you can modify.

Usage Notes

The chvolume command only proceeds if the specified volume is not attached.

Examples

Example 6-149 Change the Volume Size

This example shows changing the size of the volume with the volume ID 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e. 

@> chvolume 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e --attributes size=200m

Example 6-150 Change the Volume Owners

A volume can have up to two owners. The following examples show different ways to change the volume owners.

  • The following command sets scott as the sole owner of the specified volume: 

    @> chvolume 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e --attributes owners=scott

  • The following command sets scott and dave as joint owners of the specified volume: 

    @> chvolume 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e --attributes owners=scott,dave

  • The following command removes dave as an owner of the specified volume: 

    @> chvolume 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e --attributes owners=-dave

  • The following command adds peter as an owner of the specified volume: 

    @> chvolume 2:50e52177583f4be4bad68ac20b65001e --attributes owners=+peter

Parent topic: Block Store Management