Move file system Manager to Instance operation

This operation moves the IBM Storage Scale Manager for the specified file system to the current instance.

About this task

Important: If IBM Storage Scale pattern type V1.2.16.0 or later is installed on your system, the Move file system Manager to Instance operation is not available for use on the Manage > Instance Console > Operations > GPFS-Manager.GPFS_Manager > Failover active-active page of the Cloud Pak System Software console.
This operation runs the following IBM Storage Scale command, where the fileSystemName is the specified file system name and the nodeIP is the IP address of the current instance Main Server IP address:
su - gpfsprod -c 'sudo /usr/lpp/mmfs/bin/mmchmgr fileSystemName nodeIP'

Procedure

  1. Expand the Failover Active-Active section of the GPFS_Manager operations.
  2. Expand the Move file system Manager to Instance node.
  3. Specify the file system for which to change the manager.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. Click Confirm when asked to validate your request.

Results

The IBM Storage Scale Manager for the specified file system is moved to the current instance.