Dell PowerVault MD3820i - Manual (Page 53)

or from MDSM. A storage array modification event will start a four-minute timer on the application server.
If, within that four-minute time window, no other configuration events have occurred on the storage
array, a save configuration will occur. If another modification event occurs within the four-minute time
window, the timer resets to four minutes. When no modification events are detected on the storage array
within the four-minute window, a save configuration will be performed. Automatic Save Configuration
will maintain the last 15 save configuration script files.
Enabling Automatic Save Configuration Backups
These backups can be set to be automatically or manually initiated.
To enable automatic backups of the storage array base configuration, perform the procedure below:
1. Open the Array Manager view.
2. In the left pane, select the storage array name.
The storage array properties are displayed in the right pane.
3. In the Summary tab, click Automatically Save Configuration.
The Automatically Save Configuration dialog box is displayed.
4. Check Enable automatic save configuration.
5. Click OK to enable automatic configuration backups.
Once automatic configuration backups are enabled, they are persisted between restarts of the MD
vCenter Plug-in application server and vCenter Server. To disable automatic save configuration, clear
the selection box.
Figure 43. Automatic Save Configuration Message
NOTE: The automatic backup script files are located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\MD Storage
Array vCenter Plug-In\jetty\savecfg directory.
Initiating A Manual Save Configuration
To perform a manual save configuration:
1. Open the Storage Array Manager view.
2. In the left pane, click the storage array name.
The storage array properties are displayed in the right pane.
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