16.5 Renaming a Pool

The Rename option on the Pools page lets you to modify the name of the selected pool. For example, you might want to assign a pool name that relates to a department name change. The pool must be in the active state when you rename the pool so that eDirectory can be updated.

For an NSS pool on Linux, EVMS must unload and reload the pool in order to rename it. Depending on the pool’s load-time behavior and share state, the pool might be in a deactive state after the rename and require administrator action to reload the pool and its volumes. Because the volumes are temporarily unavailable, it is best to perform a pool rename on Linux during a period of little or no user activity. See Table 16-1 to determine what actions to take after renaming a pool on Linux:

Table 16-1 Actions Required after Renaming an NSS Pool on Linux

Pool Share State

Pool Load-Time State

Pool State After a Rename

Action Required

Unshared

Autoloaded

Active with volumes dismounted

Mount the pool’s volumes

Unshared

Not autoloaded

Deactive

Activate the pool, then mount its volumes

Shared

Load and unload controlled by Novell Cluster Services™ for Linux

Deactive

Activate the pool, then mount its volumes

Because renaming involves changing information in the Pool object in eDirectory, you must also make sure that a shared pool resource is loaded on the original server in the cluster where it was created.

For an NSS pool on NetWare, Media Manager updates the pool name without unloading and reloading the pool, so both unshared and shared pools remain in the active state during and after the rename. User activity is not disrupted. No further action is required after the rename.

  1. In iManager, click Storage > Pools.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.3, Accessing Roles and Tasks in iManager.

  2. Select a server to manage.

    For instructions, see Section 9.1.4, Selecting a Server to Manage.

  3. In the Pools list, select the pool that you want to rename.

    Wait for the page to refresh and display the details.

  4. If the pool is deactive, activate it by clicking Activate.

    Wait for the page to refresh and display the details.

  5. Click Rename.

    This opens the Rename a Pool Wizard that guides you through the process.

  6. Specify a name, then click Finish.

    If the name is valid and unique, the pool is successfully renamed.

    If not, you receive an error, and you must repeat the process. For information about valid pool names, see Section 5.4, Naming NSS Storage Objects.

  7. If the Pools page does not automatically update to show the new name for the pool, in Roles and Tasks, click Pools to refresh the current page.

  8. For an NSS pool on Linux, activate the pool if it is deactive, then mount the pools’s volumes.