Administrator Guide

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Pause Snapshot Creation for a Volume
Pause snapshot creation for a volume to temporarily prevent snapshot profiles from creating automatic snapshots for the
volume. When snapshot creation is paused, the Create Snapshot option is not available when you right-click any volume on the
Storage Center.
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 Snapshot Profile you want to pause.
4. In the bottom right pane, select the Volumes tab.
5. Right-click the volume for which you want to pause snapshot creation. Select Edit Settings. The Edit Volume Settings
dialog box appears.
6. In the Snapshot Profiles area, select the Snapshot Creation Paused check box.
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 the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the Snapshot Profile you want to pause.
3. In the bottom right pane, select the Volumes tab.
4. Right-click the volume for which you want to pause snapshot expiration.
Select Edit Settings. The Edit Volume Settings dialog box opens.
5. In the Snapshot Profiles area, select the Snapshot Expiration Paused check box.
6. 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 the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
3. In the right pane, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
4. Click Edit Advanced Volume Settings.
The Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box opens.
5. Select the Allow Snapshots to coalesce into active Snapshot checkbox.
6. Click OK to close the Edit Advanced Volume Settings dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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