Dell FluidFS NAS Solutions Administrator's Guide

Adding Or Modifying A Snapshot Policy

Select Data Protection > Snapshots > Policies. The Snapshot Policies page is displayed.
From the NAS Volume list, select the appropriate NAS volume.
In Alert the administrator when snapshot space is % of total volume , enter the percentage of total NAS volume space. When this limit is exceeded, snapshots are automatically deleted.
- NOTE: Leave this field empty to disable snapshot space events.
- NOTE: Both scheduled and user-created snapshots are deleted. Replication snapshots are not be deleted.
Select Periodic to take snapshots for periods shorter than an hour:
1. Select the minute frequency from the Every Minutes list.
2. Enter the Number of snapshots to keep.
Select Hourly to take snapshots on an hourly basis:
1. Either select Every hour or select At and the specific hour and minutes when the snapshots must be taken.
2. Enter the Number of snapshots to keep.
Select Daily to take snapshots according to the day.
1. Either select Every day or select On and specific days.
2. In At, select the time at which the snapshot is generated.
3. Enter the Number of snapshots to keep.
Select Weekly to take Snapshots on a weekly basis.
1. From the On list, select which day and at what time the snapshot is generated.
2. Enter the Number of snapshots to keep.
Click Save Changes.