Administrator Guide

Set a Snapshot Online or Oine
When you create a snapshot, the PS Series group sets the snapshot oine by default. An iSCSI initiator on a computer cannot discover or
connect to an oine snapshot. To make a snapshot accessible to iSCSI initiators, set the snapshot online.
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume that contains a snapshot.
5 From the Snapshots tab, select a snapshot.
6 If the snapshot is oine, click Set Online to set the snapshot online.
If the snapshot is online, click Set Oine to set the snapshot oine.
7 Click OK.
Restore a Volume from a Snapshot
You can restore a volume to the state of a snapshot.
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume that contains a snapshot.
5 From the Snapshots tab, select a snapshot to restore.
6 Click Restore Volume. The Restore Volume dialog box opens.
7 To set the volume online after it is restored, select the Set volume online after restore is complete checkbox.
8 Click OK.
Delete a Snapshot
Delete a snapshot when you no longer need it.
Prerequisite
A snapshot must be oine to be deleted.
Steps
1 Click the Storage view.
2 In the Storage pane, select a PS Series group.
3 Click the Storage tab.
4 In the Storage tab navigation pane, select a volume that contains a snapshot.
5 From the Snapshots tab, select a snapshot.
6 Click Delete. The Delete Snapshot dialog box opens.
7 Click OK.
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