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 of 8 MB 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 156.

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.

About the Simple Path

Using the simple path, you can specify:

Snapshot Virtual Disk Name—A user-specified name that helps you associate the snapshot virtual disk to its corresponding snapshot repository virtual disk and source virtual disk.

Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk Name—A user-specified name that helps you associate the snapshot repository virtual disk to its corresponding snapshot virtual disk and source virtual disk.

Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk Capacity—The snapshot repository virtual disk capacity is expressed as a percentage of the source virtual disk capacity. The maximum percentage allowed is 120 percent.

Using the simple path, the following defaults are used for the other parameters of a snapshot virtual disk:

Capacity Allocation—The snapshot repository virtual disk is created using free capacity on the same disk group where the source virtual disk resides.

Host-to-Virtual Disk Mapping—The default setting is Map now.

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