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Creating Snapshot copies outside a defined schedule

You can use Storage Manager to create a Snapshot copy of a volume outside a defined schedule to capture the state of the file system at a specific point in time.

About this task

Creating a Snapshot copy of an Infinite Volume takes longer than creating a Snapshot copy of a FlexVol volume because an Infinite Volume is larger than a FlexVol volume.

  1. Click Storage > Volumes .
  2. From the Volumes on SVM list, select All SVMs .
  3. Select the volume from the list of volumes.
  4. Click More Actions > Manage Snapshots > Create .
  5. In the Create Snapshot Copy dialog box , if you want to change the default name, specify a new name for the Snapshot copy.

    Valid characters are ASCII characters, numerals, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), and the plus (+) symbol.

    The default name of a Snapshot copy consists of the volume name and the timestamp.
  6. Click Create .
  7. Verify that the Snapshot copy that you created is included in the list of Snapshot copies in the Snapshot Copies tab.