Users Guide

Snapshot Options
Expiring a Replay
When a Replay is created, an expiration time is assigned to the Replay. However, you can override the
expiration time by explicitly expiring a
Replay. Expiring a Replay removes the Replay from the Storage
Center.
Expire Replays for a Datastore
A Replay of a datastore can be expired using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
1. Select the datastore for which you want to expire Replays.
2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Replays → Expire Replays.
The Expire Storage Center Replay wizard starts.
3. Select the Replays that you want to expire.
4. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
5. Click Finish.
Related Links
Replay Selection
Expire Replays of RDM Volumes Associated With a Virtual Machine
A Replay of an RDM can be expired using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
1. Select the virtual machine for which you want to expire datastore Replays.
2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Replays → Expire Replays.
The Expire Storage Center Replay wizard starts.
3. Select the Replays that you want to expire.
4. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
5. Click Finish.
Related Links
Replay Selection
Recovering Data From a Replay
Use the Storage Center Replay Recovery wizard to recover data from a Storage Center Replay. The
wizard allows you to select the Replay from which you want to recover data and then exposes and maps
the Replay to allow you to copy data for recovery.
Recover a Datastore From a Storage Center Replay
A datastore can be recovered using the vSphere Web Client Plugin.
Prerequisites
A Replay of the datastore must exist.
Steps
1. Select the datastore for which you want to recover data.
2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Replays → Recover VM Data from Replay.
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