Administrator Guide

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 Prole.
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 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 prole, you can expire it manually.
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.
3
From the STORAGE menu, select 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.
Related link
Managing Snapshot Proles
Mapping Volumes to Servers
Mapping a volume to a server allows the server to access the volume.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Map a Volume to a Server
Map a volume to a server to allow the server to use the volume for storage.
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 you want to modify.
4 Select the Mappings tab.
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