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Enabling and Disabling Snapshot Schedules

A scheduled snapshot operation can be temporarily suspended by disabling the schedule. When a schedule is disabled, the schedule timer continues to run but any scheduled snapshot operation do not occur.

Scheduled Snapshot Icons

Scheduled snapshots are displayed in the AMW using the following icons.

Icon Description

The schedule is enabled. Scheduled snapshots occurs.

The schedule is disabled. Scheduled snapshots do not occur.

For more information on scheduling snapshots virtual disks, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager online help topics and the CLI Guide.

Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Simple Path

You can choose the simple path to create a snapshot virtual disk if the disk group of the source virtual disk has the required amount of free space. A snapshot repository virtual disk requires a minimum 8 MB of free capacity. The destination of a snapshot repository virtual disk is determined based on the free capacity available in the disk group.

If 8 MB of free capacity is not available in the disk group of the source virtual disk, the Create Snapshot Virtual Disks feature defaults to the advanced path. For more information, see "Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path" on page 146.

In the advanced path option, you can choose to place the snapshot repository virtual disk in another disk group or you can use unconfigured capacity on the storage array to create a new disk group.

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