Managing snapshots, Taking and deleting snapshots, Exposing a snapshot – HP StoreEasy 1000 Storage User Manual

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8.

To delete a snapshot from the snapshot schedule, select the snapshot and click Remove.

9.

Click OK .

Managing snapshots

From the Manage Snapshots dialog box, you can take, delete, expose, unexpose, and revert snapshots.

IMPORTANT:

Snapshots and backups are not supported on user-defined iSCSI LUN applications.

Taking and deleting snapshots

To take or delete a snapshot:

1.

Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared
folder in the content pane.

2.

In the Actions pane, click Snapshots and then click Manage Snapshots. The Manage Snapshots
dialog box displays.

3.

To take a snapshot immediately, click Take Snapshot and then click Yes to confirm.

4.

To delete a snapshot, select the snapshot from the snapshot list and click Delete.

5.

When you are done making changes, click Close.

Exposing a snapshot

You can view a read-only copy of a snapshot of an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database,
or user-defined application by exposing the snapshot on your HP Storage System. Exposing a snapshot
allows you to view the contents of a snapshot and selectively revert files.

NOTE:

A snapshot of a shared folder cannot be exposed or unexposed using ASM. Use the Shadow Copy
Client to view snapshots of shared folders from a client computer. Snapshots of a shared folder are
stored on the same logical disk as the shared folder, in a protected system folder.

To expose a snapshot:

1.

Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, or user-defined application in the
content pane.

2.

In the Actions pane, click Snapshots and then click Manage Snapshots. The Manage Snapshots
dialog box displays.

3.

Select either Latest data or a snapshot from the list and then click Expose. The Expose Snapshot
dialog box displays.

Latest data represents the most current data on the system. The snapshot that is taken represents
reflects the data that is on the system at that specific point in time.

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