Dell PowerVault MD3260 Administrator's Guide - Page 107

Re-Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk, Preparing Host

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5. Follow any additional instructions for your operating system. Failure to follow these additional instructions can create unusable snapshot virtual disks. NOTE: If your operating system requires additional instructions, you can find those instructions in your operating system documentation. Re-Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk After first preparing the host server(s), re-create a snapshot virtual disk. For more information, see Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Simple Path or Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Advanced Path. NOTE: This action invalidates the current snapshot. To recreate a snapshot virtual disk: 1. In the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab and select a snapshot virtual disk. 2. Select Copy Services → Snapshot Virtual Disk → Re-Create. 3. Type yes, and click OK. Re-creating a snapshot repository virtual disk uses the previously configured snapshot name and parameters. 107

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5.
Follow any additional instructions for your operating system. Failure to follow these additional instructions can
create unusable snapshot virtual disks.
NOTE:
If your operating system requires additional instructions, you can find those instructions in your
operating system documentation.
Re-Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk
After first preparing the host server(s), re-create a snapshot virtual disk. For more information, see
Preparing Host
Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The Simple Path
or
Preparing Host Servers To Create The Snapshot Using The
Advanced Path
.
NOTE:
This action invalidates the current snapshot.
To recreate a snapshot virtual disk:
1.
In the AMW, select the
Storage & Copy Services
tab and select a snapshot virtual disk.
2.
Select
Copy Services
Snapshot Virtual Disk
Re-Create.
3.
Type
yes
, and click
OK
.
Re-creating a snapshot repository virtual disk uses the previously configured snapshot name and parameters.
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