Release Notes

31 Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection | 2079-BP-V-VSM
The snapshot options displayed are optional parameters that can be selected for the snapshot. These options apply to
all VMs included in the Snapshot.
• Include volumes accessed by guest iSCSI initiators: This option requires the VMs to be powered on and the
VMware tools to be installed. If these conditions are met, VSM will query the tools and any connected PS
Series iSCSI initiated volumes and include them in the snapshot. These volumes must reside on a group that is
also managed by the VSM.
• Perform virtual machine memory dump: This option requires the VMs to be powered on and the VMware
tools to be installed. As part of the VMware initiated snapshot, the memory of the virtual machine is written
to a disk.
Note: The virtual machine is stunned during the memory commit process. Depending on the size of memory and
activity, the time it takes to stun the VM could pose a problem for applications and access. This problem is especially
true if the VM is only being captured a few times a day, making the memory state almost useless. Consider this
process and potential impact during the creation of snapshots with virtual machine memory dump option enabled.
• Ignore unsupported datastores: Choose this option to continue the snapshot operation regardless of any
unsupported datastores. The job history log will indicate which VMs could potentially be affected. This is
important because a VM that spans between supported and unsupported datastores would result in that VM
becoming non-recoverable.
• Plan Details: The Plan Details pane lists all of the virtual machines that will be affected by the snapshot.
Information such as the group and volume location as well as any discovered problems are listed here.
2. Make a selection and click OK to create the snapshot.