Dell MD3620I Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path, About the Advanced Path

9In the AMW, select the Mappings tab, assign mappings between the snapshot virtual disk and the host that accesses the snapshot virtual disk.

NOTE: In some cases, conflicts might result from mapping the same host to both a source virtual disk and its associated snapshot virtual disk. This conflict depends on the host operating system and any virtual disk manager software in use.

10To register the snapshot virtual disk with the host operating system, run the host-based hot_add utility.

11To associate the mapping between the storage array name and the virtual disk name, run the host-based SMdevices utility.

NOTE: If your operating system requires additional instructions, you can find those instructions in your operating system documentation.

Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using the Advanced Path

About the Advanced Path

Use the advanced path to choose whether to place the snapshot repository virtual disk on free capacity or unconfigured capacity and to change the snapshot repository virtual disk parameters. You can select the advanced path regardless of whether you use free capacity or unconfigured capacity for the snapshot virtual disk.

Using the advanced path, you can specify the following parameters for your snapshot virtual disk:

•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.

•Capacity Allocation—This parameter allows you to choose where to create the snapshot repository virtual disk. You can allocate capacity by using one of the following methods:

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