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Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk
When you create a snapshot virtual disk, it automatically creates a snapshot
repository virtual disk. A snapshot repository is a virtual disk created in the
storage array as a resource for a snapshot virtual disk. A snapshot repository
virtual disk contains snapshot virtual disk metadata and copy-on-write data for
a particular snapshot virtual disk. The repository supports one snapshot only.
You cannot select a snapshot repository virtual disk as a source virtual disk or
as a target virtual disk in a virtual disk copy. If you select a snapshot source
virtual disk as the target virtual disk of a virtual disk copy, you must disable all
snapshot virtual disks associated with the source virtual disk.
CAUTION: Before using the Snapshot Virtual Disks Premium Feature in a
Windows Clustered configuration, you must map the snapshot virtual disk to the
cluster node that owns the source virtual disk. This ensures that the cluster nodes
correctly recognize the snapshot virtual disk.
CAUTION: Mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the node that does not own the
source virtual disk before the snapshot enabling process is completed can result
in the operating system incorrectly identifying the snapshot virtual disk. This can
result in data loss or an inaccessible snapshot.
For more information on mapping the snapshot virtual disk to the secondary
node, see the Dell PowerVault MD3600f and MD3620f Storage Arrays With
Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clusters on dell.com/support/manuals.
Virtual Disk Copy
Virtual disk copy is a premium feature to:
•Back up data
• Copy data from disk groups that use smaller-capacity physical disks to disk
groups using greater capacity physical disks
• Restore snapshot virtual disk data to the source virtual disk
Virtual disk copy generates a full copy of data from the source virtual disk to
the target virtual disk in a storage array and can be performed either online or
offline.
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