About the advanced path – Dell PowerVault MD3220 User Manual

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Configuration: Premium Feature—Snapshot Virtual Disks

13 To 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:

Use free capacity on the same disk group where the source virtual disk

resides.

Use free capacity on another disk group.

Use unconfigured capacity and create a new disk group for the

snapshot repository virtual disk.

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