Click
Data Protection in the Volumes table (Provisioning > Volumes) to display a list of existing volumes on the virtual storage system that are protected by a replication set or a snapshot. Click
Add Data Protection to access the Data Protection wizard to protect your volumes using remote replication or local snapshots.
To perform an action on one or more volumes in the table, select the volumes and then choose an option from the drop-down list:
NOTE:Some options require that only one volume is selected.
Click the slide-over
to perform more actions on a volume or snapshot.
The Overview tab displays the volume settings. Click
to make changes to these settings. Click
Copy Volume to copy the volume. Follow the on-screen directions for more details.
NOTE:Snapshots cannot be expanded.
The Snapshots tab displays the snapshots associated with the volume, along with any associated schedules. Click
to edit snapshot schedules. The Snapshot Tree table lists a hierarchical view of the snapshots for the selected volume. Click a snapshot, then choose
Add Data Protection and follow the on-screen directions to create local snapshots, or choose an option from the drop-down list to perform an action:
NOTE:When creating a snapshot, you will be prompted to set a snapshot schedule. This is the only place where you can schedule a snapshot using the
PowerVault Manager. If you do not set a snapshot schedule when prompted, you will be unable to do so using the
PowerVault Managerafter the snapshot is created. For information about creating a snapshot schedule using the
set schedule CLI command, see the CLI Reference Guide
The Attached Hosts tab displays a table listing the hosts attached to the selected volume or snapshot and lets you attach the volume or snapshot to a host or host group. Hover over icons in the list to see more information. Click
to edit permissions, LUN IDs, and ports. The table shows the following information about each attached host:
Name—The name of the attached host.
Discovered—Shows if the host is currently logged into the system.
Redundant—Shows if the host is logged into both controllers of the system.
Mapped—Shows if the volume is presented to both controllers.
Permissions—Displays the volume access permissions.
LUN—Displays the ID used to identify the volume on the host.
Ports—Displays the ports that the LUN is presented (the default is all ports).
Unmap—A clickable option allowing you to detach the host from the volume.
The Replications tab displays the replication set associated with the volume, along with any associated schedules. If there is no existing replication set for the volume, click
Add Data Protection to access the Data Protection Configuration wizard; if there is a replication set for the volume, click
Start Replication,
Suspend Replication, or
Remove Replication to perform the action; click
to edit any replication schedules and replication details.
NOTE:The Status label shows the state of replication activity. For details about the possible replication states, see the on- screen tool tip next to the active state.
NOTE:Selecting
Start Replication or
Remove Replication will begin the action without any warning.
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