Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 137

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
Creating a Snapshot Share
You create a snapshot share by selecting the Create Snapshot Share option on the Security >
Shares > (share_name) > Share Properties
For example, assume you create a share to a directory called "sales," and you select the
Create Snapshot Share option. When you connect to the server via a file browser or use the
Misc. > Web Home
SALES
SALES_SNAP
The first share provides access to the live volume, and the second share provides access to
any archived snapshots. Other than read-write settings (snapshots are read-only), a
snapshot share inherits access privileges from its associated live-volume share.
NOTE: The same share folders appear on the Web View page when you connect to the
Accessing Snapshots Within the Snapshot Share
A snapshot share contains a series of directories. Each directory inside the snapshot share
represents a different snapshot. The directory names reflect the date and time the snapshot
was created.
For example, assume the snapshot share named Sales_SNAP contains the following four
directories:
latest
2011-09-25.120000
2011-10-01.000100
2011-10-07.020200
The latest directory always points to the most recent snapshot (in this case, 2011-10-
07.020200, or October 7th, 2011, at 2:02 a.m.). A user may view an individual file as it
existed at a previous point in time or even roll back to a previous version of the file by
creating a file copy to the current live volume.
NOTE: The latest subdirectory is very useful for setting up backup jobs, as the name of the
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link in the Site Map, two shares display:
SnapServer using a Web browser. However, the snapshot share folder does not provide
access to the snapshot; it always appear to be empty. You can prevent the snapshot
share from displaying on this Web View page by selecting the Hide Snapshot Share
option when creating or editing a share.
directory is always the same and always points to the latest available snapshot.
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page, under the Advanced Share Properties link.
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