Administrator Guide

View Snapshots on a Volume
View 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.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Click the name of the volume to open the Volume view.
5. Click the Snapshots tab.
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.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Select the volume you want to modify.
5. Click Edit. The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
6. Select the appropriate Snapshot Profiles.
a. Next to Snapshot Profiles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box opens.
b. In the top pane of the dialog box, select the Snapshot Profiles to assign to the volume.
c. When you are finished, click OK. The Select Snapshot Profiles dialog box closes.
7. Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
Create a Local Recovery Volume from a Snapshot
Create a recovery volume from a snapshot if you need to access data that is contained in the snapshot. A volume created from a
snapshot accesses the same data as the original volume. The volume created from the snapshot does not consume more space
than 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
(Storage Center version 7.0 or later).
Steps
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Click the name of the volume to open the Volume view.
5. Click the Snapshots tab.
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, modify 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.
• To add a Volume QoS profile to be applied to the volume, click Change across from Volume QoS Profile. When the list of
defined QoS profiles opens, select a profile, then click OK. You can also apply the Default QoS Profile to a volume.
• To add a Group QoS profile to be applied to the volume, click Change across from Group QoS Profile. When the list of
defined QoS profiles opens, select a profile, then click OK.
8. Map the recovery volume to the server from which the data will be accessed.
a. Click Change across from Server. The Select Server dialog box appears.
b. Select the server, then click OK. The Select Server dialog box closes.
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