Ctera C200 - Manually Taking Snapshots

Working with Volume Snapshots 8
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The appliance offers the following pre-defined retention policies:
Table 22: Predefined Snapshot Retention Policies
This policy...
Retains all
snapshots for
at least...
Daily
snapshots
for...
Weekly
snapshots
for...
Monthly
snapshots
for...
And yearly
snapshots
for...
Short
24 hours
10 days
2 weeks
0 months
0 years
Normal
24 hours
7 days
3 weeks
2 months
0 years
Long
24 hours
3 days
2 weeks
6 months
1 year
If desired, you can configure a custom retention policy.
Manually Taking Snapshots
You can manually take a snapshot of an individual NEXT3-snapshot-enabled volume at any
time.
Tip
Manually taken snapshots are retained until manually deleted.
To manually take a snapshot
1 In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Storage > Snapshots.
The Storage > Snapshots page appears.
2 In the workspace's upper pane, select the desired NEXT3-snapshot-enabled volume.
3 Click Take Snapshot Now.
A progress bar appears, followed by a success message.
4 Click OK.
The snapshot appears in the lower pane.
The Date field displays the date and time at which the snapshot was created, and the Size
field displays the snapshot's current size.
Tip
A snapshot retains all of the data that has changed on the volume, since the
snapshot's creation. Therefore, the snapshot's size is zero upon creation, and its
size grows as changes are made to the files on the volume.