Dell PowerStore Protecting Your Data

Create an instant access session

Instant access allows you to gain access to remote snapshots on the PowerProtect DD without having to retrieve them to the PowerStore cluster.

1. Select Protection > Remote Backup > Resources.
2. From the resources list, check the checkbox next to the resource and click Instant Access.
   The Enable Instant Access panel displays all available remote snapshots for the selected resource.
3. Select the snapshot that you want to access.
   NOTE:You can also select the resource and then, select Remote Snapshots > remote snapshot > Enable Instant Acess.
4. Optionally, you can map hosts to the volume that is created when the instant access session initiates. Click Map Hosts, select the hosts that you want to map, and click Apply.
   The mapped hosts are listed in the Host Connectivity section.

   NOTE:This option exists only for volumes and not for volume groups. Mapping hosts to members of a volume group is possible only after you create the instant access session (see details below).
5. Click Enable.
   An instant access session is created and added to the Instant Access Sessions tab. A local associated volume or volume group is created for the session and can be viewed on the Instant Access tab on the Volumes or Volume Groups window.

   NOTE:The Instant Access tab is displayed only when PowerProtect DD is added as a remote system.

   The created resource is Read/Write. Data is written temporarily on the PowerProtect DD appliance while the remote snapshot remains unchanged. When the session is deleted, all writes are lost.