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During the Smart Copy process, each of the VMs will be placed into VMware
snapshot mode, quiescing the virtual machine (if VMtools are installed). Once
the VM snapshots are created, VSM will coordinate PS Series snapshots for each
of the included PS Series Volumes. When the PS Series snapshots are
completed, VSM will then delete the VMware snapshots associated with the
Smart Copy. This will not delete any existing VMware snapshots on the VMs,
just the ones created for the Smart Copy.
You can verify the Smart Copy operation and watch its progress in the VSM
Recent Tasks pane. In the vCenter Recent Tasks pane you will see the VM
snapshots being created and deleted.