Administrator Guide

Apply a Snapshot Profile to One or More Volumes
To add snapshot creation and expiration schedules to a volume, associate a Snapshot Profile with the volume.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Click the Snapshot Profiles subtab.
5. Select the profile to use from the Snapshot Profile drop-down menu.
6. Click Apply to Volumes. The Apply to Volumes dialog box opens.
7. 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.
8. (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Profiles from the selected volumes, select Replace existing Snapshot Profiles.
9. 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.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Storage.
2. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center.
3. Click the Storage tab.
4. Click the Snapshot Profiles subtab.
5. Select the profile to use from the Snapshot Profile drop-down menu.
6. Click Apply to Server. The Apply to Server dialog box opens.
7. 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.
8. (Optional) To remove existing Snapshot Profiles from the selected server, select Replace existing Snapshot Profiles.
9. 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.
1. In the SC Series tab, select a Storage Center to open the Storage Center view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. Click the Snapshot Profiles subtab.
4. Select the profile to use from the Snapshot Profile drop-down menu.
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.
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