Administrator Guide
4 Click Move.
The Move to Folder dialog box opens.
5 Navigate to the appropriate folder.
6 Click OK.
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.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volume.
4 Click (More Actions) and select New Snapshot.
The New Snapshot dialog box opens.
5 If a conrmation dialog box opens:
• Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Prole.
• Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
6 In the Expire Time eld, 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 eld, 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.
1 If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane.
2 From the STORAGE menu, select Volumes.
The Volumes view is displayed.
3 In the Volumes view, select the volume.
4 Click the Snapshots tab.
Create a Local Recovery Volume (View Volume) from a Snapshot
Create a recovery volume (view volume) from a snapshot to access data that is contained in the snapshot. A volume created from a
snapshot accesses the same data and consumes the same amount of space as the original volume. It will consume more space when new
data is written to the new volume.
Prerequisite
QoS Prole options are shown only if Allow QoS Prole Selection has been enabled on the Storage Center Preferences dialog box
(Storage Center version 7.0 or later).
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