Adaptec 5325302053 User Guide - Page 70
Before You Begin, Creating a Snapshot from an iSCSI Storage Host Volume
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Adaptec Storage Manager has a snapshot wizard to help you create a snapshot and snapshot sets (a group of snapshots taken at the same time). A snapshot can include one volume or multiple volumes. You cannot create a snapshot of either a mirrored volume (the mirror manager) nor its mirror (the mirror plex). You can't work with any individual snapshot in a snapshot set; only the complete snapshot set can be mounted or deleted, for example. You can choose to run a snapshot job immediately, or schedule it for another time. Before You Begin Ensure that the VSS Provider (see page 17) is installed on the system on which you plan to take snapshots. Also ensure that Microsoft Hotfix 913648 or equivalent is installed on the system. Refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895092. Creating a Snapshot from an iSCSI Storage Host Volume You can create a up to 256 separate snapshots on one iSCSI Storage Appliance. (You can include multiple volumes in one snapshot). When you are creating snapshots for a mirrored volume, snapshots will be created on the mirror master plex only. To create a snapshot: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the iSCSI Storage Host you want. 2 In the Volumes View, select any volume. 3 Click the Snapshots button (shown at right). Or, In the Actions menu, select Create snapshot. The wizard opens. 4 Select the volume(s) you want to include in the snapshot set. Note If the volume you select has dependent volumes listed, Adaptec strongly recommends that you copy the volume and its dependencies, to avoid losing related data. 5 Type a name or description for the snapshot, then click Next. The Snapshot Settings screen opens. The pool for the snapshot is automatically assigned. 6 Set the mount point for the snapshot. (If you don't want to mount the snapshot, select None from the iSCSI Storage Host drop-down list, then skip to Step 7.) a Select the iSCSI Storage Host where you want to mount the snapshot, then assign a drive letter. All volumes in a snapshot set are mounted or unmounted. If you mount the snapshot set, all volumes are mounted on the same server.