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Step 3:
Take a snapshot. In
“/ Volume configuration / Snapshot”
, click
“ ”. It will link to next page. Enter a snapshot name.
Figure 3.6.5.3
Step 4:
Export the snapshot VD. Mouse moves to the gray button next to the
Snapshot VD number; click
“Export”
. Enter a capacity for snapshot VD. If size is
zero, the exported snapshot VD will be read only. Otherwise, the exported
snapshot VD can be read/written, and the size will be the maximum capacity to
read/write.
Figure 3.6.5.4
Figure 3.6.5.5
(Figure 3.6.5.5: This is the list of “VD-01”. There are two snapshots in “VD-01”. Snapshot
VD “SnapVD-01” is exported to read only, “SnapVD-02” is exported to read/write.)
Step 5:
Attach a LUN for snapshot VD. Please refer to the next section for
attaching a LUN.
Done.
Snapshot VD can be used.