HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Manager user guide (452695-004, November 2008)

The Manage Snapshots dialog box on All-in-One replication target systems indicates both the Source

Date & Time and local (or target) date and time that snapshots are taken. Note that these time stamps

are listed in the local time of the replication source and target systems. If the replication source and

target systems are in different time zones, you should account for this factor when scheduling and

exposing snapshots to ensure that the most current snapshot data has been replicated. Compare these

two columns to determine the replication latency between the replication source and target and

configure your snapshot schedule accordingly.

NOTE:

A snapshot of a shared folder cannot be exposed or unexposed using ASM. Use the Shadow Copy Client

to view snapshots of shared folders from a client computer. Snapshots of a shared folder are stored on the

same logical disk as the shared folder, in a protected system folder.

To expose a snapshot:

1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, or user-defined application in the

content pane.

2. In the Actions pane, click Snapshots and then click Manage Snapshots. The Manage Snapshots

dialog box displays.

3. Select either Latest data or a snapshot from the list and then click Expose. The Expose Snapshot

dialog box displays.

Latest data represents the most current data on the system. The snapshot that is taken represents

reflects the data that is on the system at that specific point in time.

4. Do one of the following:

• Select Mount as a volume on a remote Windows system running the All-in-in-One Storage

Manager Agent to expose the snapshot on a mount point on a remote server. Type the IP

address or hostname and mount path of the remote server in the provided fields.

• Select Expose as a Windows share (SMB protocol) to expose the snapshot on a local Windows

share.

• Select Expose as an iSCSI LUN to an iSCSI Initiator to expose the snapshot to a remote iSCSI

initiator. Type the iSCSI Qualified Name of the iSCSI Initiator in the provided field.

5. Click Expose.

Unexposing a snapshot

After restoring from a snapshot, you may choose to unexpose a snapshot; unexposing a snapshot

completely removes access to it. Note that unexposing a Latest data will result in that snapshot also

being removed.