Administrator Guide

3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Select the prole to use from the Snapshot Prole section.
5 Click Apply to Server.
The Apply to Server dialog box opens.
6 Select the server to which you want to apply the Snapshot Prole. To select individual servers in a server cluster, expand the cluster
and select each server individually.
NOTE: If you apply a Snapshot Prole to a server cluster, the Snapshot Prole is applied only to the volumes that are
mapped directly to the server cluster. Volumes that are mapped exclusively to servers that belong to the cluster are not
aected.
7 (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Proles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
8 Click OK.
Create a Snapshot for all Volumes Associated with a Snapshot Prole
You can create a snapshot for all volumes associated with a Snapshot Prole instead of manually creating a snapshot for each volume.
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 Proles.
The Proles view is displayed.
3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Click and select New Snapshot Prole from the menu.
The New Snapshot Prole dialog box opens.
5 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.
6 (Optional) In the Description eld, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
7 Click OK.
Modifying Snapshot Proles
Modify a snapshot prole to change the automated snapshot creation and expiration schedules that are applied to the associated volumes.
Changes to a snapshot prole aect only new snapshots taken with the modied snapshot prole. Existing snapshots are not changed.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Rename a Snapshot Prole
Use the Edit Snapshot Prole dialog box to rename a snapshotpro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 Proles.
The Proles view is displayed.
3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Select the prole to rename in the Snapshot section.
5 Click (Edit).
The Edit Snapshot Prole dialog box opens.
6 In the Name eld, type a new name for the snapshotprole.
7 Click OK.
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