Administrator Guide

3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the Snapshot Profile.
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 profile. To select individual volumes in a volume folder, expand the folder
and select each volume individually.
6. (Optional) To remove existing snapshot profiles from the selected volumes, select Replace existing Snapshot Profiles.
7. Click OK.
Apply a Snapshot Profile to a Server
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to all volumes mapped to a server, associate a Snapshot Profile with the server.
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 Apply to Server.
The Apply to Server dialog box opens.
5. Select the server to which you want to apply the Snapshot Profile. To select individual servers in a server cluster, expand the cluster
and select each server individually.
NOTE: If you apply a Snapshot Profile to a server cluster, the Snapshot Profile 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 affected.
6. (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Profiles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Profiles.
7. Click OK.
Create a Snapshot for all Volumes Associated with a Snapshot Profile
You can create a snapshot for all volumes associated with a Snapshot Profile instead of manually creating a snapshot for each volume.
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 Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
5. Click New Snapshot.
The New Snapshot dialog box opens.
6. In the Expire Time field, 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 field, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
8. Click OK.
Modifying Snapshot Profiles
Modify a snapshot profile to change the automated snapshot creation and expiration schedules that are applied to the associated volumes.
Changes to a snapshot profile affect only new snapshots taken with the modified snapshot profile. Existing snapshots are not changed.
NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Rename a Snapshot Profile
Use the Edit Snapshot Profile dialog box to rename a snapshotprofile.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
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