Using MegaRAID Advanced Software : Recovery Advanced Software : Editing Snapshots

Editing Snapshots

You can edit the property settings that are already defined for the automatic snapshots using the options as shown in the following figure.

Figure 115. Enable MegaRAID Recovery - Editing Snapshot Properties Dialog

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Select any one of the options to edit the snapshots.

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Automatically delete the oldest snapshot – This option automatically deletes the oldest snapshot present in the system.

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Stop taking snapshots – This option, prevents the application from taking the snapshots.

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Take a snapshot on every reboot (recommended for boot virtual drives) – To use this option, select the Take a snapshot on every reboot (recommended for boot virtual drives) check box. This option provides you a snapshot taken on boot after each successful shutdown. You can use this snapshot of the boot virtual drive to restore the operating system on the virtual drive if it becomes corrupted.

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Click Finish.

The Confirm Enable Snapshots dialog appears. This dialog prompts you to make sure whether you want to enable snapshots on the virtual drive or not.

Figure 116. Confirm Enable Snapshots

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If your answer is yes, select the Confirm check box.

When you select the Confirm check box, the Yes button is enabled. The snapshots are enabled on the virtual drive.

This virtual drive becomes a snapshot repository. Use it only for storing snapshot-related data.

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If you click No, the snapshots are not enabled on the selected virtual drive.

CAUTION  After you enable the snapshots on this virtual drive, you cannot change the allocated percentage of capacity or the snapshot repository without first disabling the snapshots and losing any snapshot data.