Adaptec 2005S User Guide - Page 98

Creating a Snapshot with Backup, Deleting a Snapshot, Create snapshot, with backup

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Chapter 10: Protecting Your Data ● 97 Creating a Snapshot with Backup To create a snapshot with backup: 1 In the Logical Devices View, right-click the logical drive you want to copy. 2 Select Create snapshot, click with backup to, then click the name of the target logical drive. The snapshot is created on the target logical drive. The snapshot appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera icon beside it, as shown at right. Creating a Snapshot Without Backup To create a snapshot without backup: 1 In the Logical Devices View, right-click the logical drive you want to copy. 2 Select Create snapshot, click without backup to, then click the name of the target logical drive. The snapshot is created on the target logical drive. The snapshot appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera icon beside it, as shown at right. 3 Use an operating system-level or third-party data backup tool to move the snapshot onto a tape drive or other server. Deleting a Snapshot When a snapshot is no longer needed, you can delete it from Adaptec Storage Manager. To delete a snapshot: 1 In the Logical Devices View, right-click the snapshot you want to delete. 2 Click Remove snapshot. The snapshot is deleted.

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Chapter 10: Protecting Your Data
97
Creating a Snapshot with Backup
To create a snapshot with backup:
1
In the Logical Devices View, right-click the logical drive you want to
copy.
2
Select
Create snapshot
, click
with backup to
, then click the name of
the target logical drive.
The snapshot is created on the target logical drive. The
snapshot appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera
icon beside it, as shown at right.
Creating a Snapshot Without Backup
To create a snapshot without backup:
1
In the Logical Devices View, right-click the logical drive you want to
copy.
2
Select
Create snapshot
, click
without backup to
, then click the name
of the target logical drive.
The snapshot is created on the target logical drive. The
snapshot appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera
icon beside it, as shown at right.
3
Use an operating system-level or third-party data backup tool to
move the snapshot onto a tape drive or other server.
Deleting a Snapshot
When a snapshot is no longer needed, you can delete it from Adaptec
Storage Manager.
To delete a snapshot:
1
In the Logical Devices View, right-click the snapshot you want to
delete.
2
Click
Remove snapshot
.
The snapshot is deleted.