6Click Next.

7Type a name for the snapshot in the Snapshot virtual disk name text box.

8Type a name for the snapshot repository virtual disk in the Snapshot repository virtual disk name text box.

9Click Next.

10Choose whether to create the snapshot virtual disk from unconfigured capacity or free capacity.

To create the snapshot virtual disk from unconfigured capacity: a Select Unconfigured capacity, then click Next.

b On the Create Snapshot Virtual Disks – Specify Capacity screen, choose a RAID level, then click Next.

To create the snapshot virtual disk from free capacity: a Select Free capacity.

b Select a free capacity node, then click Next.

11On the Create Snapshot Virtual Disks – Specify Repository Virtual Disk Capacity screen, enter how much space you want to allocate for the snapshot repository virtual disk in the Specify capacity box, then click

Next.

12In the Notify me when the repository disk becomes x% full box, specify at what percentage MD Storage Manager should consider the snapshot repository virtual disk to be full.

13Specify what should happen if the snapshot repository virtual disk becomes full.

Select Fail the snapshot virtual disk to leave the source disk available.

Select Fail writes to the source virtual disk to leave the snapshot virtual disk available and stop data from writing to the source virtual disk.

14Choose whether to map the virtual disk to a host or host group now or later.

To map now, select Map now, select a host or host group by clicking it, then assign a LUN.

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