Verifying scheduling snapshots (optional), Active snapshots – Dell PowerVault NX3000 User Manual

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7 The Frequency screen appears and lists the different options namely—

Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and On-time only. Choose one option and
click Next.

8 You must select the Start Time, Days, Months, Start Date, and other time

parameters based on the Frequency selection in step 7. Edit these
parameters to the preferred time. Click Next.

NOTE:

You can modify the snapshot schedule later.

9 The Completing the Schedule Snapshot Wizard screen is displayed.

Click Finish.

Verifying Scheduling Snapshots (Optional)

After you schedule the creation of snapshots, go to the PowerVault NAS
Management Console

→ Microsoft iSCSI Software Target→ Snapshots→

Schedules and verify that Schedule name, current run, next run with
time-stamping are displayed in the middle-pane.

Active Snapshots

After scheduling the creation of snapshots, go to the Active Snapshots tab.
All snapshot details including the Source Virtual Disk, Time stamp, and the
Export status are listed in the middle-pane.

You can use the Active Snapshots tab to export, delete, roll back, and mount
active snapshots like a local disk.

Export Snapshot—Use this option to make a snapshot available to a
remote system or to take a redundant copy of a snapshot. Use the Export
Snapshot wizard to export the snapshot to one or more iSCSI Targets. The
snapshot can then be accessed by Initiators (read-only access). To export a
snapshot:

a

Go to the Active Snapshots tab, select the snapshot that you want to
export from the middle-pane, right-click and select Export Snapshot.

b

The Welcome to the Export Snapshot Wizard appears. Click Next.

c

In the Snapshot Access screen, add the Targets that you want to grant
read-only access to this snapshot. Click Next.

d

Click Finish.

e

Go to the Target and verify that this snapshot has been added as a
virtual disk.

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