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 lists the changes that would be made in the sample configuration.
Table: Changes if the production volume is missing
Volume
|
Drive letter or mount point |
Object |
SG2-tlogssnap
|
Do not change, production volume is healthy
|
snapshot volume of SG2-tlogs
|
SG2-DB1snap
|
G:
|
snapshot volume of SG2-DB1
|
SG2-DB2snap
|
Do not change, production volume is healthy
|
snapshot volume of SG2-DB2
|
Note: |
Assign drive letters or mount points to database snapshot volumes of missing production volumes only. Do not change the drive letter or mount point for healthy database volumes or for 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
- Right-click the snapshot volume, click and click .
- Select .
- From the assign drive letter list, select the drive letter originally assigned to the production volume.
- Click .
- Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of database volumes only.
To change a snapshot volume mount point to a production volume drive letter
- Right-click the snapshot volume, click and click .
- Click .
- Click .
- Click to confirm your choice.
- Assign the new drive letter. Right-click the snapshot volume, click System and click .
- Click .
- Select the drive letter originally assigned to the associated production volume.
- Click .
- Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of database volumes only.
To change a snapshot volume mount point to a production volume mount point
- Right-click the snapshot volume, click and click .
- Click .
- Click .
- Click to confirm your choice.
- Assign the new mount point. Right-click the snapshot volume, click and click .
- Click .
- Click and click .
- Double-click the volume where the production volume was mounted.
- Select the drive folder where the production volume was mounted.
- Click to assign the mount point.
Repeat this procedure for all snapshot volumes of missing database volumes only.