Configuring A Snapshot Schedule - IBM TotalStorage NAS Gateway 500 Administrator's Manual

SMIT fastpath
The SMIT menu fastpath command to show all current snapshots is smit
snapvolL.
WebSM
To show all current snapshots from the main WebSM panel, navigate to: NAS
Management→NAS System→Snapshots→All Snapshots→Show All.

Configuring a snapshot schedule

You can create a snapshot at a specified time or after a particular action takes
place on a recurring basis. You can take individual snapshots at specific times even
if no one is available to administer the NAS 500 Gateway. You can take monthly,
weekly, daily, or hourly snapshots. This command also has the capability of calling a
separate backup command to back up the newly created snapshot immediately to a
specified location in storage and then delete it.
Note: Once the maximum number of snapshots has been created during a
Use one of the following user interfaces to configure a snapshot schedule:
CLI command
To configure a snapshot schedule, use the snapvol [ -Y volume_name { -c
backup_command | -D duration | -m month | -w weekday | -h hour } ] command.
-Y
-c
-D
-m
-w
-d
-h
SMIT fastpath
The SMIT menu fastpath command to configure a snapshot schedule is smit
snapvol.
WebSM
To configure a snapshot schedule from the main WebSM panel, navigate to: NAS
Management→NAS System→Snapshots→Overview and Tasks→Configure a
Snapshot.
snapshot schedule, each subsequent snapshot created replaces the
earliest-created snapshot. (For example, if three snapshots were specified as
the maximum and three scheduled snapshots have been taken, the fourth
scheduled snapshot created replaces the first snapshot of the original three.)
Creates a snapshot schedule for the specified NAS volume.
Provides a backup_command to make a backup for an automatically
scheduled snapshot.
Specifies the duration (number of days) that this snapshot is to be
active. This is available only for weekly and monthly snapshots.
Specifies the day of the month that the snapshot is scheduled. The
default is the first day of the month.
Specifies the day of the week that the snapshot is scheduled. The
default is Sunday.
Specifies the days of the week that the snapshot is scheduled. The
default is all the days of the week.
Specifies the time that the snapshot is scheduled. The default is
every hour between 8 and 17.
Chapter 29. Managing NAS volumes, Remote Mirrored systems, and snapshots
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