Using the Assure UI portal to create a snapshot - assure_mimix - 6.0

There are two ways to create a snapshot:

1. Do one of the following:

   • Navigate to the Recovery page, and select Create Snapshot from the Actions dropdown.

   

   • Navigate to the Snapshot Details portlet, and select Create from the dropdown to the right of Snapshot.

   

   The Create Snapshot dialog displays.

   

2. In Location in rollback window, specify the type of information to use to locate in the rollback window, where to take the snapshot:

   • Point in Time—Specify the date and time, within the rollback window, from where the snapshot will be created. This is displayed when Point in Time is selected in the Location in rollback window field. This value is always displayed in the dropdown. This only applies to the Date and time field.

   • Container ID—Identify the container ID, within the rollback window, from where the snapshot will be created. This is displayed when Container ID is selected in the Location in rollback window field. This value is always displayed in the dropdown. This only applies to the Container ID field. Container IDs must be even numbers in the range specified in the rollback window. When a change is made on the production server an even container ID is created to represent that change. The even container ID is then applied to the recovery server. When you create a snapshot, you use the even container ID, that contains the change.

   • Event Marker—Select one of the event markers, within the rollback window, for where the snapshot will be created. Only one event marker can be selected at a time.

   • Most Recently Applied Container—Specify the most recent confirmed apply (committed) container, within the rollback window, from where the snapshot will be created. This option is used when all the data is synchronized and no changes are being made. You can use this option to create a snapshot at that point in which you know you have stable and consistent data.

3. Date and Time—Specify the date and time, within the rollback window, from where the snapshot will be created. The default is the most recent date in the rollback window. It is only displayed when Point in Time is selected.

4. Mount file systems—Specifies whether or not to mount file systems in the snapshot. The default is Yes.

5. Check file system consistency—Specify whether or not to check the consistency of the file system after mounting it. This can only be specified if Yes is specified for mount file systems. The default is No. You can use the fsck command to check and interactively repair inconsistent file systems.

6. Send partial container—Specifies whether or not to send a partial container before taking the snapshot. The default is Yes.

7. Click OK.