Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 4)

Snapshot Images And Groups ................................................................................................................................49
Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups ...........................................................................................50
Snapshot Groups ..............................................................................................................................................50
Snapshot Consistency Groups .........................................................................................................................50
Understanding Snapshot Repositories ...................................................................................................................51
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories ......................................................................................................51
Consistency Groups And Remote Replication ........................................................................................................51
Creating Snapshot Images .....................................................................................................................................51
Creating A Snapshot Image .............................................................................................................................52
Deleting A Snapshot Image ..............................................................................................................................52
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk ......................................................................................52
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image ..............................................................................................53
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk ..........................................54
Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image ..............................................................................................54
Scheduling Snapshot Images ..........................................................................................................................54
Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback ..................................................................................55
Creating A Snapshot Group ..............................................................................................................................55
Deleting A Snapshot Group ..............................................................................................................................56
Reviving A Snapshot Group ..............................................................................................................................56
Creating A Consistency Group .........................................................................................................................56
Deleting A Consistency Group .........................................................................................................................57
Setting Consistency Group Attributes ..............................................................................................................57
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group .................................................................................58
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group ........................................................................58
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk ............................59
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity ......................................................................60
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity ...............................................................................61
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks ...................................61
5 Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature...................................................................................63
Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk ..............................................................................64
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk ............................................................................................................................64
Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature ....................................................................................................65
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks ...........................................................65
Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk ................................................................65
Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk ........................................................................................................66
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks ....................................................67
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks ................................................68
User-Defined Parameters ................................................................................................................................68
Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks ......................................................................70
Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings ...............................................................................................................71
Stopping And Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk .....................................................................................................71