Administrator Guide

4. Make sure the snapshot profile is not in use by any volumes.
5. In the right pane, click Delete.
The Delete dialog box opens.
6. Click OK.
Managing Expiration Rules for Remote Snapshots
By default, snapshot profiles applied to remote volumes have the same rules for expiration as for local volumes. However, you can specify
different expiration rules for remote volumes if needed.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create Snapshot Profile Expiration Rules for Remote Snapshots
Create remote expiration rules for a snapshot profile if you want the remote snapshots to expire on a different schedule than the local
snapshots.
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 Snapshot Profile.
4. In the Schedule Rules pane, right-click the schedule and select Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration.
The Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration dialog box opens.
5. Configure the remote snapshot expiration rule.
a) Select one or more Storage Centers for which you want to specify an expiration rule for remote snapshots.
b) In the Remote Expiration field, specify the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the remote snapshot before
deleting it.
c) Click OK.
Modify a Snapshot Profile Expiration Rule for Remote Snapshots
Modify a remote expiration rule for a snapshot profile to change the time at which remote snapshots are expired.
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 Snapshot Profile.
4. In the right pane, click the Remote Expiration Rules tab.
5. Right-click the remote expiration rule to modify and select Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration.
The Edit Remote Snapshot Expiration dialog box opens.
6. Configure the remote snapshot expiration rule.
a) In the Remote Expiration field, specify the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the remote snapshot before
deleting it.
b) Click OK.
Managing Storage Profiles
Storage Profiles determine the RAID level and tiers on which data is stored.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Related concepts
Managing Snapshot Profiles
Managing QoS Profiles
Storage Center Administration
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