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5. Click Next to advance the wizard.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
6. Review the settings an click Finish to apply the new settings.
Configuring, Creating, and Recovering Snapshots
The Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin allows you to create, configure, and expire snapshots, and recover data from snapshots.
NOTE: The options that appear when configuring, creating, and recovering snapshots change depending on the volume
preferences of the Dell Storage Manager user defined in the Dell Storage vSphere Client Plugin.
Applying a Snapshot Profile for a Datastore
Apply a Snapshot Profile to a datastore (Dell volume) or to all volumes associated with a virtual machine to establish a schedule
for automatically taking snapshots. Only Snapshot Profiles already defined on the Storage Center are available for selection.
Steps
1. Select a datastore in inventory.
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Set Snapshot Profile.
The Set Snapshot Profile wizard starts.
3. Select one or more Snapshot Profiles to apply to the datastore.
4. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
5. Click Finish.
Taking a Snapshot of a Datastore
Besides scheduled snapshots that are taken automatically based on a Snapshot Profile, you can also take an immediate
(unscheduled) snapshot. During snapshot creation, you can specify an expiration time for the snapshots. If you create a
snapshot with the Never Expire option, the snapshot remains on the Storage Center until it is manually expired.
Steps
1. Select the datastore for which you want to take a snapshot.
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Create Datastore Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot wizard starts.
3. Specify a time after which you want the snapshot to expire. To set the snapshot to never expire, select the Never Expire
option.
4. (Optional) Enter a description of the snapshot.
5. Click Next.
The Ready to Complete page opens.
6. Click Finish.
Deleting Snapshots for a Datastore
When a snapshot is created, an expiration time is assigned to the snapshot. However, you can override the expiration time by
explicitly deleting a snapshot. Deleting a snapshot removes the snapshot from the Storage Center.
Steps
1. Select the datastore for which you want to delete snapshots.
2. Select Actions > All Dell Storage Actions > Snapshot > Delete Datastore Snapshot.
The Expire Storage Center Snapshot wizard starts.
3. Select the snapshots that you want to delete.
4. Click Next.
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