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5 Edit the information as necessary:
a In the Name eld, select the name for edit and type a revised name.
b To prevent automatic deletion of the snapshot, clear the Enable Expiration checkbox.
c To change expiration information, select a new date in the calendar and revise the numerical value for hours and minutes. The
default expiration time is 30 minutes.
6 Click Next.
A summary screen opens, displaying the details of the changes that you made.
7 If you are satised with the changes, click Finish. Otherwise, click Back to perform further edits.
Next step
(Optional) Make changes to a snapshot that you created. See Editing NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules.
Editing NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules
You can display all available schedules for taking NAS volume snapshots, then select a snapshot schedule for editing. Editing allows you to
modify the snapshot schedule name, change when to take the snapshot, or change the snapshot expiration date.
Steps
1 Select an NFS datastore in inventory.
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule
The Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule wizard starts.
3 On the Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule page, select Snapshot Schedule and click Next.
4 Select the snapshot schedule from the list of schedules in the table.
5 Edit any of the current information:
a Select Take Snapshot Every and revise the numerical value and interval (minutes, hours, days, or weeks). Alternatively, select
Take Snapshot On and modify the day of the week, time of day, and minutes to oset each snapshot.
b To prevent automatic deletion of the snapshot, clear the Enable Expiration checkbox.
c To change expiration information, revise the numerical value and interval—minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
6 Click Next.
A summary screen shows the details of the changes that you made.
7 If you are satised with the changes, click Finish. Otherwise, click Back to perform further edits.
Next step
(Optional) Make changes to a snapshot that you created. See Editing NAS Volume Snapshots.
Deleting NAS Volume Snapshots
View all available snapshots of a NAS volume, then select and delete one or more snapshots.
Steps
1 Select an NFS datastore in inventory.
2 Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule.
The Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule wizard starts.
3 On the Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule page, select Snapshot and click Next.
4 Select a snapshot or multiple snapshots from the list of schedules in the table. To select all snapshots in the list, check the box next to
the Snapshot Name column heading.
5 Click Next.
A summary screen species the snapshot or snapshots that you selected to delete.
6 Click Finish to delete the snapshots.
Next step
(Optional) Select and delete snapshot schedules. See Deleting NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules.
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