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SnapScale/RAINcloudOS 4.1 Administrator’s Guide
5 – Storage Options
3.
Click
OK
to complete the process.
Accessing Snapshots
After snapshots are created, they can be accessed via a snapshot share. Just as a share
provides access to a portion of a live volume, a snapshot share provides access to the same
portion of the filesystem on all current snapshots of the volume. The snapshot share’s path
into snapshots mimics the original share’s path into the live volume. The snapshot share is
created in the
Shares
section under the
Security
tab. See
for details.
Scheduling Snapshots
To view when snapshots are currently scheduled to occur, click
Snapshot Schedules
:
The
Snapshot Schedules
page shows a list of any scheduled snapshots pending.
Repeat
Interval
and
Next Snapshot Time
shows the details of when snapshots are scheduled to be
taken.
Snapshots should ideally be taken when your system is idle. It is recommended that snapshots
be taken before a backup is performed. For example, if your backup is scheduled at 4 a.m.,
schedule the snapshot to be taken at 2 a.m., thereby avoiding system activity and ensuring the
snapshot is backed up.
The default snapshot name is SNAP
n
(where
n
is a number starting at 0). If it is a recurring,
scheduled snapshot, an “
_n
” is added to the end of the name.
