Administrator Guide
Apply a Snapshot Prole to One or More Volumes
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to a volume, associate a snapshot prole with the volume.
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 Prole.
4 In the right pane, click Apply to Volumes. The Apply to Volumes dialog box opens.
5 Select the volumes to which you want to apply the snapshot prole. To select individual volumes in a volume folder, expand the folder
and select each volume individually.
6 (Optional) To remove existing snapshot proles from the selected volumes, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
7 Click OK.
Apply a Snapshot Prole to a Server
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to all volumes mapped to a server, associate a Snapshot Prole with the server.
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 Prole.
4 In the right pane, click Apply to Server.
The Apply to Server dialog box opens.
5 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.
6 (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Proles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
7 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 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 Prole.
4 In the right pane, click Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
5 Click New Snapshot.
The New Snapshot dialog box opens.
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.
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