Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Create a Snapshot Schedule for a NAS Volume

Create a NAS volume snapshot schedule to take a scheduled point-in-time copy of the data.

1. In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System view, expand NAS Volumes and select a NAS volume.
4. Click the Snapshot & Clones tab.
5. In the Snapshot Schedules area, click Create.
   The Create Snapshot Schedule dialog box opens.
6. In the Snapshot Schedule field, type a name for the snapshot schedule.
7. Specify when to create snapshots:
   • To create a snapshot based on a period of time, select the Take snapshot every option and type the frequency in minutes, hours, days, or weeks.
   • To create a snapshot based on day and time, select the Take snapshot on option and select the days and times.
8. (Optional) Configure the remaining snapshot schedule attributes as needed. Replication provides three different snapshot retention policies: Identical (default), Minimum, and Archive with Retention Period in Days. These options are described in the online help.
   • To retain all snapshots that are created by the snapshot schedule indefinitely, clear the Take snapshot every option.
   • To expire the snapshots that are created by the snapshot schedule in the future, select the Retain each snapshot for option and specify the retention period for snapshots in minutes, hours, days, or weeks in the adjacent fields.
9. Click OK.