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3. To refresh this information to the most current, click the Actions drop-down menu, and click Refresh Metadata. For information about viewing summary and status information for an individual machine or node in the cluster, see Viewing Machine Status And Other Details. Working With Cluster Recovery Points A recovery point, also referred to as a snapshot, is a point-in-time copy of the folders and files for the shared volumes in a cluster, which are stored in the repository. Recovery points are used to recover protected machines or to mount to a local file system. In AppAssure 5, you can view the lists of recovery points in the repository. Complete the steps in the following procedure to review recovery points. NOTE: If you are protecting data from a DAG or CCR server cluster, the associated recovery points do not appear at the cluster level. They are only visible at the node or machine level. For information about viewing recovery points for individual machines in a cluster, see Viewing Recovery Points. To work with cluster recovery points: 1. Do one of the following: - In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster for which you wish to view recovery points. - Or, in the left navigation area, under Clusters, select the cluster for which you wish to view recovery points. 2. Click the Recovery Points tab. 3. To view detailed information about a specific recovery point, click the right angle bracket (>) symbol next to a recovery point in the list to expand the view. For information about the operations you can perform on the recovery points, see Viewing A Specific Recovery Point. 4. Select a recovery point to mount. For information about how to mount a recovery point, see Mounting A Recovery Point For A Windows Machine, starting with Step 2. 5. To delete recovery points, see Removing Recovery Points. Managing Snapshots For A Cluster In AppAssure 5, you can manage snapshots by forcing a snapshot or by pausing current snapshots. Forcing a snapshot lets you force a data transfer for the currently protected cluster. When you force a snapshot, the transfer starts immediately or is added to the queue. Only the data that has changed from a previous recovery point transfers. If there is no previous recovery point, all data (the base image) on the protected volumes is transferred. When you pause a snapshot, you temporarily stop all transfers of data from the current machine. For information about forcing snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see Forcing A Snapshot. For information about pausing and resuming snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see Pausing And Resuming Snapshots. Forcing A Snapshot For A Cluster To force a snapshot for a cluster: 1. Do one of the following: - In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster for which you wish to view recovery points. 133

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3.
To refresh this information to the most current, click the
Actions
drop-down menu, and click
Refresh Metadata
.
For information about viewing summary and status information for an individual machine or node in the cluster, see
Viewing Machine Status And Other Details
.
Working With Cluster Recovery Points
A recovery point, also referred to as a snapshot, is a point-in-time copy of the folders and files for the shared volumes in
a cluster, which are stored in the repository. Recovery points are used to recover protected machines or to mount to a
local file system. In AppAssure 5, you can view the lists of recovery points in the repository. Complete the steps in the
following procedure to review recovery points.
NOTE:
If you are protecting data from a DAG or CCR server cluster, the associated recovery points do not appear at
the cluster level. They are only visible at the node or machine level.
For information about viewing recovery points for individual machines in a cluster, see
Viewing Recovery Points
.
To work with cluster recovery points:
1.
Do one of the following:
–
In the Core Console, click the
Machines
tab, and then select the cluster for which you wish to view
recovery points.
–
Or, in the left navigation area, under
Clusters
, select the cluster for which you wish to view recovery points.
2.
Click the
Recovery Points
tab.
3.
To view detailed information about a specific recovery point, click the right angle bracket (>) symbol next to a
recovery point in the list to expand the view.
For information about the operations you can perform on the recovery points, see
Viewing A Specific Recovery
Point
.
4.
Select a recovery point to mount.
For information about how to mount a recovery point, see
Mounting A Recovery Point For A Windows Machine
,
starting with Step 2.
5.
To delete recovery points, see
Removing Recovery Points
.
Managing Snapshots For A Cluster
In AppAssure 5, you can manage snapshots by forcing a snapshot or by pausing current snapshots. Forcing a snapshot
lets you force a data transfer for the currently protected cluster. When you force a snapshot, the transfer starts
immediately or is added to the queue. Only the data that has changed from a previous recovery point transfers. If there is
no previous recovery point, all data (the base image) on the protected volumes is transferred. When you pause a
snapshot, you temporarily stop all transfers of data from the current machine.
For information about forcing snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see
Forcing A Snapshot
. For information
about pausing and resuming snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see
Pausing And Resuming Snapshots
.
Forcing A Snapshot For A Cluster
To force a snapshot for a cluster:
1.
Do one of the following:
–
In the Core Console, click the
Machines
tab, and then select the cluster for which you wish to view
recovery points.
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