Changing the drive letter or mount points of the snapshot volumes
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Changing the drive letter or mount points of the snapshot volumes

If the production volume is missing, change the drive letter or mount point of the snapshot volume to the drive letter or mount point that was assigned to the missing production volume. If the production volume is healthy and available, do not make any changes.

The following table shows the changes that would be made in the sample configuration.

Table: Changing the drive letter or mount points

Volume

Drive letter or mount point

Object

DB1-tlogssnap

Do not change, production volume is healthy

snapshot volume of DB1-tlogs

DB1snap

G:

snapshot volume of DB1

Note:

Assign drive letters to database snapshot volumes only. Do not change the transaction logs volume.

The steps for changing a drive letter vary slightly from the steps for changing a mount point. Follow the procedure that best fits your environment.

To change a snapshot volume drive letter to a production volume drive letter

  1. Right-click the snapshot volume, click File System and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  2. Select Modify.
  3. From the assign drive letter list, select the drive letter originally assigned to the production volume.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of database volumes only.

To change a snapshot volume mount point to a production volume drive letter

  1. Right-click the snapshot volume, click File System and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  2. Click Remove.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Yes to confirm your choice.
  5. Assign the new drive letter. Right-click the snapshot volume, click File System and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  6. Click Add.
  7. Select the drive letter originally assigned to the associated production volume.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of database volumes only.

To change a snapshot volume mount point to a production volume mount point

  1. Right-click the snapshot volume, click File System and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  2. Click Remove.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Click Yes to confirm your choice.
  5. Assign the new mount point. Right-click the snapshot volume, click File System and click Change Drive Letter and Path.
  6. Click Add.
  7. Click Mount as an empty NTFS folder and click Browse.
  8. Double-click the volume where the production volume was mounted.

  9. Select the drive folder where the production volume was mounted.
  10. Click OK to assign the mount point.

    Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of database volumes only.

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