Enabling And Creating Shadow Copies - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

too low can cause shadow copies to be purged too soon, or not created at all. By storing shadow copies
on a separate volume space, limits can generally be set higher, or set to No Limit. See the Properties
tab of the Shadow Copy page for a volume to alter the cache file location.
CAUTION:
If the data on the separate volume L: is lost, the shadow copies cannot be recovered.

Enabling and creating shadow copies

Enable the Shadow Copies service for a volume or create a shadow copy directly from the Manage
Shadow Copies page.
Enabling shadow copies on a volume automatically results in several actions:
• Creates a shadow copy of the selected volume
• Sets the maximum storage space for the shadow copies
• Schedules shadow copies to be made at 7 A.M. and 12 noon on weekdays
NOTE:
Creating a shadow copy only makes one copy of the volume; it does not create a schedule.
To enable shadow copies on a volume:
1. From the WebUI, click Disks.
2. Click the Shadow Copies tab.
3. On the Manage Shadow Copies page, select one or more volumes to enable the Shadow
Copies service on.
NOTE:
After the first shadow copy is created, it cannot be relocated. Relocate the cache file by altering the
cache file location under Properties prior to enabling shadow copy. See
properties" in this chapter.
4. Click Enable.
To create a shadow copy on a volume:
1. From the WebUI, click Disks.
2. Click the Shadow Copies tab.
3. On the Manage Shadow Copies page, select one or more volumes to create the shadow
copies on.
4. Click New Shadow Copy.
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