Administrator Guide

Change the Snapshot Frequency for a Snapshot Schedule
Change how often to create snapshots for a snapshot schedule.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots & Clones tab.
5. Select a snapshot schedule and click Edit Settings. The Edit Snapshot Schedule dialog box appears.
6. Specify when to create snapshots.
• To create a snapshot based on a period of time, select the Take snapshot every option and type the frequency in minutes,
hours, days, or weeks.
• To create a snapshot based on day and time, select the Take snapshot on option and select the days and times.
7. Click OK.
Change the Retention Policy for a Snapshot Schedule
Specify whether to retain all snapshots that are created by a snapshot schedule or expire the snapshots after a period of time.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots & Clones tab.
5. Click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
6. Specify the retention policy.
NOTE: Replication using current snapshot — An option of the “archive” retention policy that aects setting up a
new replication of a volume. You can replicate using the current snapshot, rather than replicating from all the
previous snapshots.
• To retain the snapshot indenitely, clear the Enable Expiration check box in the Archive section.
• To expire the snapshot in the future, select the Enable Expiration check box in the Archive section, and specify a day and
time on which to expire the snapshot.
7. Click OK.
Delete a Snapshot Schedule
Delete a snapshot schedule if you no longer want to take a scheduled point-in-time copy of the data.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots & Clones tab and select a snapshot schedule.
5. Click Delete. The Delete dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
Modifying and Deleting Snapshots
Manage snapshots that were created on demand or by a schedule.
Rename a Snapshot
To rename a snapshot:
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
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