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3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Select the prole to use from the Snapshot Prole 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 Prole. To select individual servers in a server cluster, expand the cluster
and select each server individually.
NOTE: If you apply a Snapshot Prole to a server cluster, the Snapshot Prole 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
aected.
7 (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Proles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
8 Click OK.
Create a Snapshot for all Volumes Associated with a Snapshot Prole
You can create a snapshot for all volumes associated with a Snapshot Prole 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 Proles.
The Proles view is displayed.
3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Click and select New Snapshot Prole from the menu.
The New Snapshot Prole 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 Proles
Modify a snapshot prole to change the automated snapshot creation and expiration schedules that are applied to the associated volumes.
Changes to a snapshot prole aect only new snapshots taken with the modied snapshot prole. Existing snapshots are not changed.
NOTE
: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Rename a Snapshot Prole
Use the Edit Snapshot Prole dialog box to rename a snapshotprole.
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 Proles.
The Proles view is displayed.
3 In the Proles view, click Snapshot Proles.
4 Select the prole to rename in the Snapshot section.
5 Click (Edit).
The Edit Snapshot Prole dialog box opens.
6 In the Name eld, type a new name for the snapshotprole.
7 Click OK.
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