Administrator Guide

Set a Snapshot Online or Oine
By default, a snapshot is oine. You can set a snapshot online, making it accessible to iSCSI initiators that match one of the
snapshot’s access control policies.
If you set a snapshot oine, any current iSCSI connections to the snapshot are lost.
1. Click Volumes.
2. Expand Volumes.
3. Expand the volume name and then select the snapshot timestamp.
4. In the Activities panel, click Set snapshot online or Set snapshot oine.
5. Click Yes to conrm the choice to put the snapshot online or oine.
Clone a Snapshot to Create a New Volume
Cloning a snapshot creates a new standard volume, template volume, or thin clone volume. The new volume has a new name and
new iSCSI target name, but the same reported size, pool, and contents that the original volume had at the time that you created the
snapshot.
The group allocates space equal to the volume reserve that you specify for the new volume. If you reserve snapshot space for the
new volume, the group allocates additional space.
The original snapshot still exists after the clone operation. The cloning process is accomplished through a wizard interface and is
similar to creating a new volume, except that some attributes are predetermined by the source volume.
To clone a snapshot:
1. Click Volumes.
2. Expand Volumes.
3. Expand the volume name and then select a snapshot timestamp.
4. In the Activities panel, click Clone snapshot. The Clone Snapshot wizard opens.
5. Provide the required information in each step of the wizard, and click Next.
6. When you reach the nal step, click Finish.
Modify a Snapshot Name or Description
The default snapshot name is based on the volume name and the time that you created the snapshot. You can modify this name and
the optional snapshot description.
The following considerations apply:
• If you modify a snapshot name, and the alias (public name) is set to be the same as the snapshot name, the alias changes to
match the new name.
• The iSCSI target name for the snapshot does not change if you change the snapshot name.
To modify a snapshot name or description:
1. Click Volumes.
2. Expand Volumes and then expand the volume name.
3. Select the snapshot timestamp.
4. In the Activities panel, click Modify snapshot properties to open the dialog box.
5. In the General tab, type the new snapshot name and, optionally, a description.
6. Click OK.
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