You can use System 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.
Procedure
- Click .
- From the drop-down menu in the SVM field, select All SVMs.
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Select the volume from the list of volumes.
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Click .
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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.
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Click Create.
- Verify that the Snapshot copy that you created is included in the list of Snapshot copies in the Snapshot Copies tab.