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Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Snapshot for all Volumes Associated with a Snapshot Profile

You can create a snapshot for all volumes associated with a Snapshot Profile instead of manually creating a snapshot for each volume.

Steps

  1. If you are connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the drop-down list in the left navigation pane of Unisphere Central.
  2. From the Storage iconSTORAGE menu, click Profiles.
    The Profiles view is displayed.
  3. In the Profiles view, click Snapshot Profiles.
  4. Click + Dropdown icon and select New Snapshot Profile from the menu.
    The New Snapshot Profile dialog box opens.
  5. In the Expire Time field, type the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the snapshot before deleting it. If you do not want the snapshot to expire, select Do Not Expire.
  6. (Optional) In the Description field, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
  7. Click OK.

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