HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Licenses - Manual (Page 63)

4. (Optional) You can either accept the default name based on the time when the Virtual Copy
is created, or you can enter a name of your choosing. The Virtual Copy name cannot exceed
32 characters.
5. When creating the Virtual Copy, you have the choice of changing the Ensure Application
Consistency option (set by default) to specify whether or not the newly created Virtual Copy
should adhere to the data standards used by supported application. Selecting this option
ensures the data can be accessed with VM tools supporting these formats but may increase
the amount of data space and time required to create and access the Virtual Copy.
Figure 38 Ensure Application Consistency option
NOTE: Application consistency is not supported on Databases that are configured using
Physical Compatibility RDM LUNs. Application consistency is supported for Datastore Virtual
Copy creation and you have the option to select a VM to reside on the Datastore.
6. Click OK. The Virtual Copy creation task is submitted and started.
Information regarding the Virtual Copy creation process is shown under Recent Tasks in lower
portion of the screen. Once the Virtual Copy has been created, an entry is reflected in the
Virtual Copy Set list.
NOTE: When working with Virtual Copies, you may need to refresh the display in order to
view the most accurate volume details. See “Refreshing Virtual Volume information” (page 53) .
NOTE: If the Virtual Copy operation fails, refer to the event log to review details. See “Viewing
Virtual Copy event logs” (page 62) .
NOTE: The system allows snapshots to be taken for more than eight VMs for application consistent
Local or Remote Copy snapshots. However, if you select more than 8 VMs, a warning message is
displayed and the Recovery Set creation for application consistency might fail due to the time
required to quiesce the VMs.
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