topic Re: Existing volume for a new vfiler in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Existing-volume-for-a-new-vfiler/m-p/9082#M2049 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes... vfiler add vfilername /vol/volname will add that volume to the vfiler.&nbsp; You can also vfiler remove to put it back to vfiler0 and no data is lost.&nbsp; You do have to remove any exports, shares or igroup mappings in vfiler0 before moving to a vfiler then recreate them in the vfiler.&nbsp; Adding or removing resources from a vfiler (or destroying a vfiler) do not destroy data...the volume stays online but assignment changes where it can be accessed.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:35:10 GMT scottgelb 2012-04-17T15:35:10Z Existing volume for a new vfiler https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Existing-volume-for-a-new-vfiler/m-p/9077#M2046 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>Can i associate an existing volume to a new vfiler withut lost data in the volume?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>Alessio</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:29:28 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Existing-volume-for-a-new-vfiler/m-p/9077#M2046 aspaccatrosi 2025-06-05T06:29:28Z Re: Existing volume for a new vfiler https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Existing-volume-for-a-new-vfiler/m-p/9082#M2049 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes... vfiler add vfilername /vol/volname will add that volume to the vfiler.&nbsp; You can also vfiler remove to put it back to vfiler0 and no data is lost.&nbsp; You do have to remove any exports, shares or igroup mappings in vfiler0 before moving to a vfiler then recreate them in the vfiler.&nbsp; Adding or removing resources from a vfiler (or destroying a vfiler) do not destroy data...the volume stays online but assignment changes where it can be accessed.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:35:10 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Existing-volume-for-a-new-vfiler/m-p/9082#M2049 scottgelb 2012-04-17T15:35:10Z