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The Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule wizard starts.

3. On the Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule page, select Snapshot and click Next.

4. Select the snapshot from the list of schedules in the table.

5. Edit any of the current information:

a. In the Name field, select the name for edit and type a revised name.

b. To prevent automatic deletion of the snapshot, clear the Enable Expiration checkbox.

c. To change expiration information, select a new date in the calendar and revise the numerical

value for hours and minutes. The default is 30 minutes.

6. Click Next.

A summary screen shows the details of the changes that you made.

7. If you are satisfied with the changes, click Finish. Otherwise, click Back to perform further edits.

Next steps

You can also make changes to a snapshot that you created. See Editing NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules.

Editing NAS Volume Snapshot Schedules

You can display all available schedules for taking NAS volume snapshots, then select a snapshot schedule

for editing. Editing allows you to modify the snapshot schedule name, change when to take the snapshot,

or change the snapshot expiration date.

Steps

1. Select an NFS datastore in inventory.

2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Snapshot → Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule

The Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule wizard starts.

3. On the Edit Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule page, select Snapshot Schedule and click Next.

4. Select the snapshot schedule from the list of schedules in the table.

5. Edit any of the current information:

a. Select Take Snapshot Every and revise the numerical value and interval (minutes, hours, days, or

weeks).

b. Alternatively, select Take Snapshot On and modify the day of the week, time of day, and minutes

to offset each snapshot.

c. To prevent automatic deletion of the snapshot, clear the Enable Expiration checkbox.

d. To change expiration information, revise the numerical value and interval (minutes, hours, days,

or weeks).

6. Click Next.

A summary screen shows the details of the changes that you made.

7. If you are satisfied with the changes, click Finish. Otherwise, click Back to perform further edits.

Next steps

You can also make changes to a snapshot that you created. See Editing NAS Volume Snapshots.

Deleting NAS Volume Snapshots

You can display all available snapshots of a NAS volume, then select and delete one or more snapshots.

Steps

1. Select an NFS datastore in inventory.

2. Select Actions → All Dell Storage Actions → Snapshot → Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule.

The Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule wizard starts.

3. On the Delete Snapshot/Snapshot Schedule page, select Snapshot and click Next.

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