Creating Snapshots; Lifeguard Service - Compaq N2400 - TaskSmart - 1 GB RAM Administration Manual

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Creating Snapshots

Snapshot Facts:
Snapshots are created on a per-virtual disk basis.
You can create up to 12 snapshots per virtual disk.
You can create snapshots of snapshots.
Snapshots can be read-only or read-write.
Snapshots must be assigned to a drive letter to be accessible.
Snapshots can be shared in the same manner as virtual disks.
Snapshots are meant to be temporary in nature.
Snapshots are automatically deleted if pool space becomes critical.
Snapshots are a daily maintenance tool for your TaskSmart N2400 appliance.
Before creating a snapshot, the TaskSmart N2400 appliance must have a pool,
or pools, of space and one or more virtual disks established. The
TaskSmart N2400 appliance comes preconfigured with pools and virtual disks.
Verify that there is adequate free pool space to support snapshots.
IMPORTANT: Snapshots are temporary in nature and are automatically deleted by the
system if free pool space becomes critical. Snapshot data loss can occur. See "SWVR
Lifeguard Service" later in this chapter for more information.
Chapter 6 provides instructions for altering the preconfigured snapshot layout
for your work environment. Instructions also include the procedures required
to create pools and virtual disks.
After the pool or pools of space and one or more virtual disks are established,
the process to create snapshots can begin.
1. From the TaskSmart N2400 console, click Microsoft Management
Console, and then click Disk System.
2. Click Snapshot Manager. Then select and click the desired pool.