Dynamically change the service level of an Azure NetApp Files volume

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You can change the service level of an existing volume by moving the volume to another capacity pool in the same NetApp account that uses the service level you want for the volume. This in-place service-level change for the volume doesn't require that you migrate data. It also doesn't affect access to the volume.

This functionality enables you to meet your workload needs on demand. You can change an existing volume to use a higher service level for better performance, or to use a lower service level for cost optimization. For example, if the volume is in a capacity pool that uses the Standard service level and you want the volume to use the Premium service level, you can move the volume dynamically to a capacity pool that uses the Premium service level.

The capacity pool that you want to move the volume to must already exist. The capacity pool can contain other volumes. If you want to move the volume to a brand-new capacity pool, you need to create the capacity pool before you move the volume.

Considerations

  • Dynamically changing the service level of a volume is supported within the same NetApp account. You can't move the volume to a capacity pool in a different NetApp Account.

  • After the volume is moved to another capacity pool, you no longer have access to the previous volume activity logs and volume metrics. The volume starts with new activity logs and metrics under the new capacity pool.

  • If you move a volume to a capacity pool of a higher service level (for example, moving from Standard to Premium or Ultra service level), you must wait at least 24 hours before you can move that volume again to a capacity pool of a lower service level (for example, moving from Ultra to Premium or Standard). You can always change to higher service level without wait time.

  • If the target capacity pool is of the manual QoS type, the volume's throughput isn't changed with the volume move. You can modify the allotted throughput in the target manual capacity pool.

  • Regardless of the source pool’s QoS type, when the target pool is of the auto QoS type, the volume's throughput is changed with the move to match the service level of the target capacity pool.

  • If you use cool access, see Manage Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access for more considerations.

Move a volume to another capacity pool

  1. On the Volumes page, right-click the volume whose service level you want to change. Select Change Pool.

    Right-click volume

  2. In the Change pool window, select the capacity pool you want to move the volume to.

    Change pool

  3. Select OK.

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