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# Duplicate volumes

A storage volume is an identifiable unit of data storage. Storage groups are sets of volumes.

## Prerequisites

You cannot duplicate SRDF, SFS, or VAULT volumes.

If you are duplicating a thin volume that is bound to a pool, the newly created volumes are bound to the same pool.

If you are duplicating a DATA volume that is part of a pool, the newly created DATA volumes are part of the same pool. The initial state of the volume is DISABLED.

## About this task

The following explains how to duplicate volumes.

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select STORAGE > Volumes.
3. Select the volume that you want to duplicate.
4. Select the volume, click , and click Configuration > Duplicate Volume.
5. Type the Number of Volumes (duplicates) to make.
6. z/OS Only: You can optionally change the SSID number for the new volumes by typing a new value, or clicking Select... to open a dialog from which you can select an SSID. By default, this field displays the SSID of the volume you are copying.
7. Click Advanced Options to continue setting the advanced options.
   To name the new volumes, select one of the following Volume Identifiers and type a Name:
   - None — Allows the system to name the volumes (Default).
   - Name Only — All volumes have the same name.
   - Name + VolumeID — All volumes have the same name with a unique volume ID appended to them. When using this option, the maximum number of characters allowed is 50.
   - Name + Append Number — All volumes have the same name with a unique decimal suffix appended to them. The suffix starts with the value that is specified for the Append Number and increments by 1 for each additional volume. Valid Append Numbers must be from 0 to 1000000. When using this option, the maximum number of characters is 50.

     For more information about naming volumes, see Set volume names.

8. Do one of the following:
   - Click Run Now to perform the operation now.
   - Expand Run Now and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs.