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Data Centers and Storage Domains

Attaching an Existing Data Domain to a Data Center

Summary

Data domains that are Unattached can be attached to a data center. The data domain must be of the same Storage Type as the data center.

  • Click the Data Centers resource tab and select the appropriate data center.
  • Select the Storage tab in the details pane to list the storage domains already attached to the data center.
  • Click Attach Data to open the Attach Storage window.
  • Select the check box for the data domain to attach to the data center. You can select multiple check boxes to attach multiple data domains.
  • Click OK.

Attaching an Existing ISO domain to a Data Center

Summary

An ISO domain that is Unattached can be attached to a data center. The ISO domain must be of the same Storage Type as the data center.
Only one ISO domain can be attached to a data center.
  • Click the Data Centers resource tab and select the appropriate data center.
  • Select the Storage tab in the details pane to list the storage domains already attached to the data center.
  • Click Attach ISO to open the Attach ISO Library window.
  • Click the radio button for the appropriate ISO domain.
  • Click OK.

Attaching an Existing Export Domain to a Data Center

Summary

An export domain that is Unattached can be attached to a data center.
Only one export domain can be attached to a data center.

  • Click the Data Centers resource tab and select the appropriate data center.
  • Select the Storage tab in the details pane to list the storage domains already attached to the data center.
  • Click Attach Export to open the Attach Export Domain window.
  • Click the radio button for the appropriate Export domain.
  • Click OK.

Detaching a Storage Domain from a Data Center

Summary

Detaching a storage domain from a data center will stop the data center from associating with that storage domain. The storage domain is not removed from the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization environment; it can be attached to another data center.
Data, such as virtual machines and templates, remains attached to the storage domain.

  • Click the Data Centers resource tab and select the appropriate data center.
  • Select the Storage tab in the details pane to list the storage domains attached to the data center.
  • Select the storage domain to detach. If the storage domain is Active, click Maintenance to open theMaintenance Storage Domain(s) confirmation window.
  • Click OK to initiate maintenance mode.
  • Click Detach to open the Detach Storage confirmation window.
  • Click OK.

Activating a Storage Domain from Maintenance Mode

Summary
Storage domains in maintenance mode must be activated to be used.

  • Click the Data Centers resource tab and select the appropriate data center.
  • Select the Storage tab in the details pane to list the storage domains attached to the data center.
  • Select the appropriate storage domain and click Activate.