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4. Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Expand the Snapshot options.
6. Select the Pause Snapshot Creation checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Pause Snapshot Expiration for a Volume
Pause snapshot expiration for a volume to temporarily prevent Snapshot Profiles from expiring snapshots for the volume. When snapshot
expiration is paused, the Create Snapshot and Delete options are not available when you right-click any volume on the Storage Center.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2.
From the STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3. In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4. Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Expand the Snapshot options.
6. Select the Pause Snapshot Expiration checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Allow the Most Recent Snapshot for a Volume to be Expired
If you do not need to keep at least one snapshot for a given volume at all times, you can allow the most recent volume snapshot to be
expired by a Snapshot Profile.
Steps
1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
2.
From the STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3. In the Volumes view, select the volume you want to modify.
4. Click (Edit).
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Expand the Snapshot options.
6. Select the Allow Snapshots to coalesce into active Snapshot checkbox.
7. Click OK.
Expire a Snapshot Manually
If you no longer need a snapshot and you do not want to wait for it to be expired based on the snapshot profile, you can expire it manually.
Steps
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere
Central.
3.
From the STORAGE menu, click Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
4. On the Volumes pane, select the volume you want to modify.
5. Click the Snapshots tab.
6. Select the snapshot you want to expire, then click Expire.
The Expire dialog box opens.
7. Click Yes to expire the selected snapshot.
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