The Snapshots tab contains the Volume Snapshot Control Panel.
Snapshots Grid
The Snapshots grid shows a list of snapshots for the currently selected volume (in the upper grid on the page). If no single volume is selected, then snapshots for all volumes are shown (default until a volume is selected). The Snapshots table has the following fields.
Field | Description |
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Creation Date/Time | It is the date and time when the snapshot was created. This is the point in time at which an index to the volume's state was marked. |
Snapshot Name | It is the unique name given to every snapshot that is identified with a volume. Scheduled snapshots have names corresponding to the frequency at which snapshots are taken; i.e,, hourlyNN, dailyNN, weeklyNN. When an ad-hoc snapshot is created, it is receives a name in the form "snapMMMDDYYYY-HHMMSS; e.g., snapJun242013-135901 would have been taken on June 24, 2013 at 1:59:01 p.m. |
Space Referenced By Snapshot | It is the space referenced by the snapshot |
Volume | It is the volume to which the snapshot is referred to. |
Storage Pool | The snapshot's storage pool |
Creating a Snapshot
You can create an ad-hoc snapshot of the currently selected volume. To do so, simply follow the steps given below.
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4.Click OK.
The new snapshot volume will be created.
Deleting a Snapshot
You can easily delete a snapshot. Simply follow the steps given below.
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The selected snapshot will be removed.
Note: Removing a snapshot removes the recovery point, along with any older disk blocks that were associated with the snapshot (it does not affect any current data blocks).
Anchor Creating A Snapclone from a Snapshot Creating A Snapclone from a Snapshot
Creating a SnapClone™ from a Snapshot
| Creating A Snapclone from a Snapshot | |
| Creating A Snapclone from a Snapshot |
You can create a new volume as a writable clone of the snapshot. The writable clone volume is an exact replica of the volume at the time the snapshot was originally taken. The cloned volume doesn't take up any appreciable additional space; however, as changes are made to the cloned volume, new data blocks are created as difference blocks.
Simply follow the steps given below:
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