Disabling a Volume

Disabling a volume makes the volume inaccessible from the Laserfiche Server and should be used as a temporary measure, for use during volume backup or maintenance. When a volume is disabled, its contents will not be accessible—users will not be able to view images or open electronic documents stored in that volume—and the volume also cannot be exported or modified in any way except to re-enable it. For instance, to copy a repository's volume files to another hard drive for backup purposes, you could disable the volume, copy the volume files on the hard drive, and re-enable the volume.

Since changes cannot be made to the volume or its contents when it is disabled, this allows you to ensure that a volume's contents will remain consistent for backup purposes without having to take the entire repository offline.

Note: Metadata such as fields, tags, links, and versions can still be modified for documents in the volume when the volume is disabled. Disabling a volume prevents the physical files in the volume—the images, text, electronic documents, etc.—from being opened or modified, but does not affect the document's metadata.

To disable or re-enable a volume

  1. Start the Laserfiche Administration Console.
  2. In the console tree, expand the Laserfiche Server.
  3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
  4. If security has been enabled on the selected repository, log in as any user who has been granted the Manage Volumes privilege for the specified repository.
  5. Select the Volumes node.

  6. Double-click the volume you wish to disable.
  7. Select or clear the Disable volume check box to disable the volume or enable it. ClosedClick to view screenshot.
  8. Click OK to save your changes to the volume.

To disable or re-enable a volume

  1. Start the Laserfiche Web Administration Console.
  2. Select the Laserfiche Server.
  3. Select the desired Laserfiche repository.
  4. If security has been enabled on the selected repository, log in as any user who has been granted the Manage Volumes privilege for the specified repository.
  5. Select Volumes.

  6. Do one of the following:
      • Click on the volume name to open the Volume properties page. Under Status set the Disabled option to True. Click Save. ClosedClick to see screenshot.
      • Select the desired volume. Click the Disable button. If you do not see the Disable button, click >> to see more toolbar buttons.