9.5.01 HP P4000 SAN Solution User Guide (AX696-96168, February 2012)

Creating a schedule to snapshot a volume
1. In the navigation window, select volume for which you want to create a schedule for snapshots.
2. Click Volume Tasks on the Details tab and select New Schedule to Snapshot a Volume.
3. Enter a name for the schedule.
4. (Optional) Enter a snapshot description.
5. Click Edit to specify a start date and time.
The Date and Time Configuration window opens. Use this window to set the date and time
for the first snapshot created by this schedule.
6. Click OK when you are finished setting the date and time.
7. Select a recurrence schedule.
8. If you want to to quiesce the application before creating the snapshot, select
Application-Managed Snapshot.
This option requires the use of the Application Aware Snapshot Manager. For more information,
see “Prerequisites for application-managed snapshots” (page 164). If the Application Aware
Snapshot Manager is not installed, the SAN/iQ software creates a point-in-time snapshot.
9. Specify the retention criteria for the snapshot.
10. Click OK when you have finished creating the schedule.
If the volume is part of a volume setIf the volume is not part of a volume set
The Volume Associations Found window opens. This window informs
you that the volume you are creating a schedule for has one or
To view the schedule, select the Schedules
tab view.
more associated volumes. The system will create snapshots for each
associated volume. For information about volume sets, see
“Application-managed snapshots for volume sets” (page 164).
Click Create Schedule to complete the process and create scheduled
snapshots for each volume.
When you edit the schedule, the Volume Set field lists the volumes
that are part of the set, and displays (O) next to the volume that
owns the schedule. For more information, see “Scheduling snapshots
for volume sets” (page 167).
If you do not want to create scheduled snapshots for each volume
in the volume set, click Cancel.
NOTE: If the volumes associated with this schedule change (add
or remove volumes), you can update the volume information by
editing the schedule. For more information, see “Editing scheduled
snapshots” (page 168)
Editing scheduled snapshots
You can edit everything in the scheduled snapshot window except the name.
If the snapshot is part of a snapshot set, you can also verify that the volumes included in the schedule
are the current volumes in the volume set. For more information, see “Scheduling snapshots for
volume sets” (page 167).
1. In the navigation window, select the volume for which you want to edit the scheduled snapshot.
2. In the tab window, click the Schedules tab to bring it to the front.
3. Select the schedule you want to edit.
4. Click Schedule Tasks on the Details tab, and select Edit Schedule.
5. Change the desired information.
168 Using snapshots