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Unisphere and Unisphere Central 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume

Create a manual snapshot to copy data for a point in time if you do not want to create a snapshot schedule.

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 Volumes.
    The Volumes view is displayed.
  3. In the Volumes view, select the volume.
  4. Click More Actions icon (More Actions) and select New Snapshot.
    The New Snapshot dialog box opens.
  5. If a confirmation dialog box opens:
    • Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Profile.
    • Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
  6. 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.
  7. (Optional) In the Description field, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
  8. Click OK.

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