Administrator Guide
Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume
Create a manual snapshot to copy data for a point in time if you do not want to create a snapshot schedule.
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 volume.
4 In the right pane, click Create Snapshot.
• The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
• If the volume is associated with one or more consistent snapshot proles, a conrmation dialog box opens.
5 If a conrmation dialog box opens:
• Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Prole.
• Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
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.
View Snapshots on a Volume
Click the Snapshots tab to see information about snapshots, such as freeze time, expiration time, size, and description. You can also view
the snapshots on a volume in a tree view.
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 volume.
4 In the right pane, click the Snapshots tab.
5 Click Select View to choose Table View or Tree View.
• Table View displays all of the information for a snapshot on one screen. This information includes Freeze Time, Expire Time, Size,
Create Volume, and Snapshot Prole.
• Tree View displays a single eld for each snapshot: Freeze Time, Expire Time, Size, or Description. To change the eld displayed,
click Select Display Field and then select a new eld.
Assign Snapshot Proles to a Volume
Assign one or more snapshot proles to a volume if you want snapshots to be created on an automated schedule.
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 From the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume you want to modify.
4 From the right pane, click Edit Settings.
The Edit Volume dialog box opens.
5 Select the appropriate snapshot proles.
a Next to Snapshot Proles, click Change. The Select Snapshot Proles dialog box opens.
b From the top pane of the dialog box, select the snapshot proles to assign to the volume.
c Click OK to close the Select Snapshot Proles dialog box.
6 Click OK to close the Edit Volume dialog box.
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