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Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Refresh a file system using snapshot

The content of the snapshot is replaced with the current content of the file system from which the snapshot was taken. You can create a duplicate of the production environment.

About this task

NOTE: Because the refresh operation replaces the contents of a file system, it is recommended to take a snapshot of the file system before refreshing it. Creating a backup allows you to revert to a previous point in time.

Prerequisites

Before refreshing a snapshot, it is mandatory to shut down the application and unmount the file system that is running on the production host, and then flush the host cache to prevent data corruption during the refresh operation.

Steps

  1. Click File > File Systems and select the check box from the list that you want to restore.
  2. Click View Details > More Actions > Refresh using snapshot.
  3. From the Refresh Snapshot panel, click Refresh.

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