Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Manually Create a Snapshot for a Volume

Create a manual snapshot to copy data for a point in time if you do not want to create a snapshot schedule.

1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the volume.
4. In the right pane, click Create Snapshot.
   • The Create Snapshot dialog box opens.
   • If the volume is associated with one or more consistent snapshot profiles, a confirmation dialog box opens.
5. If a confirmation dialog box opens:
   • Click Yes to create snapshots for all volumes associated with the consistent Snapshot Profile.
   • Click No to create a snapshot for the selected volume only.
6. In the Expire Time field, type the number of minutes, hours, days, or weeks to keep the snapshot before deleting it. If you do not want the snapshot to expire, select Do Not Expire.
7. (Optional) In the Description field, type a description of the snapshot. The default descriptive text is "Manually Created."
8. Click OK.