Administrator Guide

Converting A Snapshot Virtual Disk To Read-Write.............................................................................................130
Viewing Associated Physical Components Of An Individual Repository Virtual Disk..........................................130
Creating A Consistency Group..............................................................................................................................131
Creating A Consistency Group Repository (Manually)...................................................................................132
Renaming A Consistency Group.....................................................................................................................133
Deleting A Consistency Group.......................................................................................................................133
Changing The Settings Of A Consistency Group............................................................................................134
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group...............................................................................134
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group......................................................................135
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Of A Snapshot Image......................................................................................136
Snapshot Virtual Disk Limitations...................................................................................................................136
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk...................................................................................................................136
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository.................................................................................................138
Changing The Settings Of A Snapshot Virtual Disk........................................................................................139
Disabling A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk..........................................139
Re-creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk......................................140
Renaming A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk.........................................141
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk...........................................141
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk..........................................................................................142
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository (Manually)...............................................144
Disabling A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk..........................................145
Re-creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk......................................146
Changing The Modification Priority Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk....................................................146
Changing The Media Scan Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk.....................................................147
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk..........................147
Increasing The Capacity Of An Overall Repository........................................................................................148
Decreasing The Capacity Of The Overall Repository.....................................................................................150
Performing A Revive Operation......................................................................................................................151
11 Premium Feature—Snapshot Virtual Disks (Legacy)......................................................153
Scheduling A Snapshot Virtual Disk.....................................................................................................................154
Common Reasons For Scheduling A Snapshot Virtual Disk...........................................................................154
Guidelines for Creating Snapshot Schedules................................................................................................154
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Using The Simple Path....................................................................................154
About The Simple Path...................................................................................................................................155
Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Simple Path.....................................................155
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk Using The Advanced Path...............................................................................156
About The Advanced Path.............................................................................................................................156
Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Advanced Path...............................................157
Creating The Snapshot Using The Advanced Path........................................................................................158
Specifying Snapshot Virtual Disk Names.............................................................................................................159
Snapshot Repository Capacity..............................................................................................................................160