A simple way to convert a flexible volume to a traditional volume is to use ndmp, within the same filer.
Firstly enable ndmp and turn it on.
filer> options ndmpd.enable on
filer> ndmpd on
Next create the volume that you want to migrate the data to. In this case, I create a traditional volume with 5 disks,...
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Converting a flexible volume to a traditional volume.
Change disks used by an aggregate
Recently we needed to transfer an aggregate that was hosted on an external shelf to disks housed internally in our test FAS2020 and the same trick can be used to move an aggregate from one shelf to another.
The trick uses the disk-replace command. It works serially, and so it is a little time...
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