Administrator Guide

Apply a Snapshot Prole to One or More Volumes
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to a volume, associate a snapshot prole 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 Prole.
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 prole. To select individual volumes in a volume folder, expand the folder
and select each volume individually.
6 (Optional) To remove existing snapshot proles from the selected volumes, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
7 Click OK.
Apply a Snapshot Prole to a Server
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to all volumes mapped to a server, associate a Snapshot Prole 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 Prole.
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 Prole. To select individual servers in a server cluster, expand the cluster
and select each server individually.
NOTE
: If you apply a Snapshot Prole to a server cluster, the Snapshot Prole 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
aected.
6 (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Proles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Proles.
7 Click OK.
Create a Snapshot for all Volumes Associated with a Snapshot Prole
You can create a snapshot for all volumes associated with a Snapshot Prole 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 Prole.
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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