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when consumed, will trigger automatic deletion of the oldest persistent image on the
system. Automatic persistent image deletions are recorded in the system log.
Cache Size: Specifies the amount of space allocated to the cache file. Increasing this
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value will allow more and larger persistent image to be maintained. Ensure that
adequate space is available on the drive where persistent images are stored.
Persistent Image Files Location: Specifies the server appliance volume which will
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contain the persistent image data. This file contains an exact image of all data file values
which have been preserved as part of a persistent image. This should only altered from
the default value if the number, type, or capacity of storage disks has been altered.
Persistent image directory name: Specifies the directory name which will be
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used for the persistent image mount point. Each persistent image appears as a
subdirectory of a volume which is being imaged. The entire content of the volume as it
existed at the moment the persistent image was created will appear under this directory.
Managing Persistent Storage Manager Schedules
The Persistent Image List displays all current active persistent images (snapshots). Each
entry identifies the date and time the persistent images was created, the Read-Only,
Read-Write attribute, preservation weight and the volume it preserves.
Working with Persistent Images
Select an individual persistent image by clicking the radio button to the left of the
description. After selecting the persistent image click:
New to create a new persistent image,
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Delete to delete the image from the system,
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Undo Writes to undo changes to a read-write image,
Properties to view or change the image read-write attribute or retention weight,
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or Context to view the image context within a schedule group.
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Creating a New Persistent Image
Persistent images may be created directly through this page or scheduled for later or
repeated execution using the Persistent Image Schedules page.
To create a new persistent image
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From the Menu bar, click Disks and Volumes, then click Persistent Images.
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From the Task List list on the Images page, click New...
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