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.

1. Click Storage > Volumes.
2. From the drop-down menu in the SVM field, select All SVMs.
3. From the Volumes on SVM list, select All SVMs .
4. Select the volume from the list of volumes.
5. Click More Actions > Manage Snapshots > Create .
6. 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.
7. Click Create .
8. Verify that the Snapshot copy that you created is included in the list of Snapshot copies in the Snapshot Copies tab.