To disable a snapshot virtual disk:

1Click the Modify tab, then click Modify snapshot virtual disks.

2Click Disable Snapshot Virtual Disks.

3Highlight the snapshot virtual disk to be disabled and click Disable beneath the list.

4In the Confirm Disable Snapshot Virtual Disk dialog box, type yes and then click OK.

The snapshot virtual disk is disabled. The associated snapshot repository virtual disk does not change status, but copy-on-write activity to the disabled snapshot virtual disk stops until the snapshot virtual disk is re-created.

Preparing Host Servers to Re-create a Snapshot Virtual Disk

NOTICE: Before you create a new point-in-time image of a source virtual disk, stop any data access (I/O) activity or suspend data transfer to the source virtual disk and snapshot virtual disk to ensure that you capture an accurate point-in-time image of the source virtual disk. Close all applications, including Windows Internet Explorer, to make sure all I/O activity has stopped.

NOTE: Removing the drive letter of the associated virtual disk in Windows or unmounting the virtual drive in Linux will help to guarantee a stable copy of the drive for the Snapshot.

Before re-creating a snapshot virtual disk, both the host server and the associated virtual disk you are re-creating have to be in the proper state. Perform the following steps to prepare your host server and virtual disk:

1Stop all I/O activity to the source and snapshot virtual disk (if mounted).

2Using your Windows system, flush the cache to both the source and the snapshot virtual disk (if mounted). At the host prompt, type

SMrepassist -f<filename-identifier>

and press <Enter>. See "SMrepassist Utility" on page 102 for more information.

3Click the Summary tab, then click Disk Groups & Virtual Disks to ensure that the snapshot virtual disk is in Optimal or Disabled status.

Snapshot Virtual Disks

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