Administrator Guide

Associate a Chargeback Department with a Volume Folder
If Chargeback is enabled, you can assign a Chargeback Department to a folder to make sure the department is charged for the
storage used by all volumes in the folder.
Steps
1. Click the Storage view.
2. In the Storage pane, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume folder you want to modify.
5. In the right pane, click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
6. Next to Chargeback Department, click Change. The Add Chargeback Department dialog box appears.
7. Select the appropriate department, then click OK.
8. Click OK to close the Edit Settings dialog box.
Creating and Managing Volume Snapshots
Use snapshots to create a point-in-time copy (PITC) of one or more volumes. Creating volumesnapshots allows the volume to
take full advantage of data progression.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume
Create a manual snapshot to copy data for a point in time if you do not want to create a snapshot schedule.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
4. In the right pane, click Create Snapshot.
● The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
● If the volume is associated with one or more consistent snapshot profiles, a confirmation dialog box opens.
5. If a confirmation dialog box opens:
● Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Profile.
● Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
6. In the Expire Time field, type the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the snapshot before deleting it. If you
do not want the snapshot to expire, select Do Not Expire.
7. (Optional) In the Description field, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
8. Click OK.
View Snapshots on a Volume
Click the Snapshots tab to see information about snapshots, such as freeze time, expiration time, size, and description. You can
also view the snapshots on a volume in a tree view.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots tab.
5. Click Select View to choose Table View or Tree View.
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