4选择 Simple (Recommended) (简单 [ 推荐 ]),然后单击 Next (下一步)。

将显示 Specify Snapshot Schedule (指定快照计划)窗口。

5选择 Yes (是)为新的快照虚拟磁盘创建设置计划。要跳过此选项并 立即创建快照,请选择 No (否)。

6如果指定了快照计划,请在 Create Snapshot Schedule (创建快照计 划)窗口中定义计划的详细信息,然后单击 Next (下一步)。

7输入 Snapshot virtual disk name (快照虚拟磁盘名称)以及 Snapshot repository virtual disk name (快照库虚拟磁盘名称),然后单击 Next (下一步)。

将显示 Specify Snapshot Repository Capacity (指定快照库容量)窗 口。

8以源虚拟磁盘容量百分比形式输入快照库虚拟磁盘容量,然后单击

Next (下一步)。

将显示包含快照虚拟磁盘摘要的 Preview (预览)窗口。

9单击 Finish (完成)。

将显示 Completed (已完成)窗口。

10单击 OK (确定)。

在创建一个或多个快照虚拟磁盘之后,安装源虚拟磁盘,并使用该源 虚拟磁盘重新启动主机应用程序。

11AMW 中,选择 Mappings (映射)选项卡,分配快照虚拟磁盘和 访问快照虚拟磁盘的主机之间的映射。

注:某些情况下,将同一主机同时映射至源虚拟磁盘及其关联的快照 虚拟磁盘可能会导致冲突。该冲突取决于主机操作系统以及所有使用 中的虚拟磁盘管理器软件。

12要在主机操作系统中注册快照虚拟磁盘,可运行基于主机的 hot_add 公用程序。

13要关联存储阵列名称以及虚拟磁盘名称之间的映射,可运行基于主机 的 SMdevices 公用程序。

注:如果操作系统需要附加说明,可以在操作系统文档中找到相关说明。

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