Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Administrator's Guide

Data protection table

Click Data Protection in the Volumes table (Provisioning > Volumes) to display a list of existing volumes on the virtual storage system that are protected by a replication set or a snapshot. Click Add Data Protection to access the Data Protection wizard to protect your volumes using remote replication or local snapshots.

To perform an action on one or more volumes in the table, select the volumes and then choose an option from the drop-down list:

Click the slide-over to perform more actions on a volume or snapshot.

• The Overview tab displays the volume settings. Click to make changes to these settings. Click Copy Volume to copy the volume. Follow the on-screen directions for more details.
  NOTE Snapshots cannot be expanded.

• The Snapshots tab displays the snapshots associated with the volume, along with any associated schedules. Click to edit snapshot schedules. The Snapshot Tree table lists a hierarchical view of the snapshots for the selected volume. Click a snapshot, then choose Add Data Protection and follow the on-screen directions to create local snapshots, or choose an option from the drop-down list to perform an action:
  NOTE When creating a snapshot, you will be prompted to set a snapshot schedule. This is the only place where you can schedule a snapshot using the PowerVault Manager. If you do not set a snapshot schedule when prompted, you will be unable to do so using the PowerVault Managerafter the snapshot is created. For information about creating a snapshot schedule using the set schedule CLI command, see the CLI Reference Guide
• The Attached Hosts tab displays a table listing the hosts attached to the selected volume or snapshot and lets you attach the volume or snapshot to a host or host group. Hover over icons in the list to see more information. Click to edit permissions, LUN IDs, and ports. The table shows the following information about each attached host:
  • Name—The name of the attached host.
  • Discovered—Shows if the host is currently logged into the system.
  • Redundant—Shows if the host is logged into both controllers of the system.
  • Mapped—Shows if the volume is presented to both controllers.
  • Permissions—Displays the volume access permissions.
  • LUN—Displays the ID used to identify the volume on the host.
  • Ports—Displays the ports that the LUN is presented (the default is all ports).
  • Unmap—A clickable option allowing you to detach the host from the volume.
• The Replications tab displays the replication set associated with the volume, along with any associated schedules. If there is no existing replication set for the volume, click Add Data Protection to access the Data Protection Configuration wizard; if there is a replication set for the volume, click Start Replication, Suspend Replication, or Remove Replication to perform the action; click to edit any replication schedules and replication details.
  NOTE The Status label shows the state of replication activity. For details about the possible replication states, see the on- screen tool tip next to the active state.
  NOTE Selecting Start Replication or Remove Replication will begin the action without any warning.