Administrator Guide

Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume
Create a manual snapshot to copy data for a point in time if you do not want to create a snapshot schedule.
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 Create Snapshot.
• The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
• If the volume is associated with one or more consistent snapshot proles, a conrmation dialog box opens.
5 If a conrmation dialog box opens:
• Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Prole.
• Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
6 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.
7 (Optional) In the Description eld, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
8 Click OK.
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.
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 Prole.
• Tree View displays a single eld for each snapshot: Freeze Time, Expire Time, Size, or Description. To change the eld displayed,
click Select Display Field and then select a new eld.
Assign Snapshot Proles to a Volume
Assign one or more snapshot proles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
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 proles.
a Next to Snapshot Proles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Proles dialog box opens.
b From the top pane of the dialog box, select the snapshot proles to assign to the volume.
c Click OK to close the Select Snapshot Proles dialog box.
6 Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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