## Importing Volume Groups

You can import a previously exported volume group file into a selected volume group.

Detailed Steps

To import a volume group file, follow these steps:

1. Select Volume Groups in the navigation pane to display the volume groups in the cluster.

2. Select a volume group and click Import.

Note You must select an existing volume group. To import into a new volume group, create the volume group first, and then import a volume group.

3. Browse and locate the file to import. Enter the password that was assigned to encrypt the file. Click Next.

4. Select the volume group .dat file. Click Open.

5. Click Confirm to begin the import process or click Back to choose another volume group file.

Note The imported keys in tape volume groups are read-only by default. However, if the entry “sme.retain.imported.key.state=true” is set in the conf/smeserver.properties file and the DCNM-SAN is restarted, the state of the imported keys are retained and both read and write operations can be performed.