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Setting the Snapshot copy reserve

You can use Storage Manager to reserve space (measured as a percentage) for the Snapshot copies in a volume. By setting the Snapshot copy reserve, you can allocate enough disk space for the Snapshot copies so that they do not consume the active file system space.

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The default space that is reserved for Snapshot copies is 5 percent for SAN and VMware volumes.

  1. Click Storage > Volumes.
  2. Select the required volume and click the more icon .
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Scroll down to locate the Snapshot Copies(Local) Settings area.
  5. Specify the percentage of the Snapshot copy reserve.
  6. Click Save.