Administrator Guide

Take a Snapshot of RDM Volumes Associated With a Virtual Machine
A snapshot of an RDM associated with a virtual machine can be taken using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
1 Select the virtual machine for which you want to take a snapshot.
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot wizard starts.
3 Specify a time after which you want the snapshot to expire. To set the snapshot to never expire, select the Never Expire checkbox.
4 Click Next.
The Snapshot Options page opens.
5 To create a temporary VMware snapshot of the virtual machine prior to snapshot creation, select the Create Temporary VMware
Snapshot
checkbox.
6 If the Temporary VMware Snapshot checkbox is selected, specify whether to include the machine memory and/or quiesce the le
systems.
7 Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
8 Click Finish.
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Snapshot Options
Snapshot Properties
Deleting a Snapshot
When a snapshot is created, an expiration time is assigned to the snapshot. However, you can override the expiration time by explicitly
deleting a snapshot. Deleting a snapshot removes the snapshot from the Storage Center.
Delete Snapshots for a Datastore
A snapshot of a datastore can be deleted using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
1 Select the datastore for which you want to deletesnapshots .
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule.
The Delete Storage Center Snapshot wizard starts.
3 Select the snapshots that you want to delete.
4 Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
5 Click Finish.
Related link
Snapshot Selection
Delete Snapshots of RDM Volumes Associated With a Virtual Machine
A snapshot of an RDM can be deleted using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
1 Select the virtual machine for which you want to delete datastore snapshots.
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage vSphere Web Client Plugin Actions > Snapshot > Delete Snapshots/Snapshot Schedules.
The Delete Storage Center Snapshot wizard starts.
3 Select the snapshots that you want to delete.
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