Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 4)

Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands .............................................................................................55
Snapshot Images And Groups ............................................................................................................ 55
Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups ...................................................................... 56
Snapshot Groups ...........................................................................................................................56
Snapshot Consistency Groups ..................................................................................................... 56
Understanding Snapshot Repositories ............................................................................................... 57
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories ..................................................................................57
Consistency Groups And Remote Replication ...................................................................................57
Creating Snapshot Images .................................................................................................................. 57
Creating A Snapshot Image .......................................................................................................... 58
Deleting A Snapshot Image .......................................................................................................... 58
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk ................................................................. 58
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image ......................................................................... 59
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk .....................60
Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image ......................................................................... 60
Scheduling Snapshot Images ....................................................................................................... 60
Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback ...............................................................61
Creating A Snapshot Group .......................................................................................................... 62
Deleting A Snapshot Group .......................................................................................................... 62
Reviving A Snapshot Group .......................................................................................................... 62
Creating A Consistency Group ..................................................................................................... 63
Deleting A Consistency Group ..................................................................................................... 63
Setting Consistency Group Attributes .......................................................................................... 63
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group ............................................................ 64
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group ................................................... 65
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk ..... 65
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity .................................................. 67
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity .......................................................... 67
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks ............... 68
6 Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature...............................................................69
Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk ..........................................................70
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk .........................................................................................................71
Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature ................................................................................. 71
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks ......................................... 71
Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk ............................................. 72
Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk .................................................................................... 72
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks ..................................73
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks ............................ 74
User-Defined Parameters ..............................................................................................................75
Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks .................................................. 77
Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings ............................................................................................77