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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Restore a NAS Volume From a Snapshot

The storage administrator can restore an entire NAS volume from a snapshot. The restored NAS volume will contain all the NAS volume data that existed at the time the snapshot was created. Each file in the restored NAS volume will have the properties, such as permission and time, that existed when you (or a schedule) created the snapshot.

Prerequisites

After you restore a NAS volume from a snapshot:

  • The FluidFS cluster deletes any snapshots that were created after the snapshot from which you restored the NAS volume. Snapshots created before the snapshot from which you restored the NAS volume are not affected.
  • Current SMB clients of the NAS volume are automatically disconnected.
  • Current NFS clients of the NAS volume receive stale NFS file handle error messages. You must unmount and then remount the NFS exports.
CAUTION:The restore operation cannot be undone. Any data created or changed between the time of the snapshot and when the restore operation is completed is permanently erased. You should restore a NAS volume from a snapshot only if you first understand all the repercussions of the restore operation.

Steps

  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. In the NAS Volume Status panel, click the Snapshots & Clones tab.
  5. Select a snapshot and click Restore NAS Volume.
    The Restore NAS Volume dialog box opens.
  6. Click OK.

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