Administrator Guide

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.
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 volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots tab.
5. Click Select View to choose Table View or Tree View.
• Table View displays all of the information for a snapshot on one screen. This information includes Freeze Time, Expire Time, Size,
Create Volume, and Snapshot Profile.
• Tree View displays a single field for each snapshot: Freeze Time, Expire Time, Size, or Description. To change the field displayed,
click Select Display Field and then select a new field.
Assign Snapshot Profiles to a Volume
Assign one or more snapshot profiles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
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. From the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
4. From the right pane, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5. Select the appropriate snapshot profiles.
a) Next to Snapshot Profiles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box opens.
b) From the top pane of the dialog box, select the snapshot profiles to assign to the volume.
c) Click OK to close the Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box.
6. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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.
Prerequisites
QoS Profile options are shown only if Allow QoS Profile Selection has been enabled on the Storage Center Preferences dialog box.
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 volume.
4. In the right pane, click the Snapshots tab.
5. Right-click the snapshot from which you want to create a local recovery volume, then select Create Volume from Snapshot. The
Create Volume from Snapshot dialog box opens.
6. Select the snapshot from which you want to create a local recovery volume, then click Create Volume from Snapshot.
The Create Volume from Snapshot dialog box opens.
7. (Optional) Modify default settings for the recovery volume as needed.
• To change the volume name, type a new name for the volume in the Name field.
• To change the parent folder for the volume, select a folder in the Volume Folder pane.
• To schedule snapshot creation and expiration for the volume, apply one or more snapshot profiles by clicking Change across from
Snapshot Profiles.
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