Adding new source volumes to a Safeguarded volume group

You can add new source volumes to an existing Safeguarded volume group. New volumes use the schedule in the external scheduling software or by using the internal snapshot scheduler.

For releases earlier than 8.5.2, the Safeguarded policy contains copy schedule information for the systems using FlashCopy technology with IBM Copy Services Manager as an external scheduler. For more information, you can refer to the Configuring Safeguarded snapshots with IBM Copy Services Manager.

Using the management GUI

To add source volumes to a volume group, complete these steps:
  1. In the management GUI, select Volumes > Volume Groups.
  2. Select the volume group that you want to add volumes to and select Group Actions > Add Volumes.
  3. On the Add Volume page, select the volume and select Add Volume.

Using the command-line interface (CLI)

To add a volume to a volume group, enter the following command:
chvdisk -volumegroup volumegroup_name_or_id volume_name_or_id
where volumegroup_name_or_id indicates the name or ID of the volume group and volume_name_or_id is the name or ID of the source volume that are being added to the volume group.