NAS Snapshots

overview volume level snapshots allow for customizing snapshot schedule and retention rules per individual nas volume and provide the option for a quiesced snapshot (non quiesced nas volumes can be imported from system snapshots to be used for restore ) quiesced snapshots quiesced volume snapshots freeze file system i/o during the snapshot process the quiesce option can be selected when taking a manual volume snapshot and can be enabled within the snapshot profile for automated snapshots volume snapshot profiles docid 1b6gfidgmbvynrtmitbo1 are used to schedule snapshots; assign a profile to a volume to perform automated snapshots assign a snapshot profile snapshots can only be performed on volumes of type=local from the top menu , click nas > volumes select the desired volume from the left menu , click edit in the snapshot profile drop down, select the desired profile click submit take a manual snapshot snapshots can only be performed on volumes of type=local from the top menu , click nas > volumes select the desired volume from the left menu , click view from the left menu , click snapshots from the left menu , click new enter a name for the snapshot (optional), enter a description for the snapshot quiesce can be toggeled to freeze i/o during the snapshot process set expires to your desired snapshot expiration date if you don't wish the snapshot to expire, set expiration date to never click submit when selecting the expiration date of a snapshot it's important to consider vsan space utilization initially, the snapshot and the source data are the same, thus there is no impact on storage utilization; however, as source data diverges more from the snapshot vsan usage will increase restore volume from snapshot to restore a volume from a system snapshot, the volume must first be imported from the system snapshot as detailed below to restore from an individual volume snapshot, you can skip directly to the restore to overwrite or restore to create new import volume snapshot you must first import a volume snapshot from a system snapshot in order to make it available for a volume restore from the top menu , click nas > volumes select the desired volume from the left menu , click view from the left menu , click system snapshots select the desired snapshot from the left menu , click request from provider click yes to confirm selet the snapshot you just requested from the left menu , click import snapshot maky any desired changes to the name , description , or expiration ℹ️ changes will only apply to the imported snapshot click start once the snapshot has been imported, it will be available for restore using the instructions below restore a volume (overwrite) from the top menu , click nas > volumes select the desired volume from the left menu , click view from the left menu , click snapshots select the desired snapshot from the left menu , click restore over source restore data only this option will restore over data within the volume, but not modify any current volume settings restore data and settings this option will restore over volume data and replace volume settings with those from the snapshot click proceed restore a volume (create new) from the top menu , click nas > volumes select the desired volume from the left menu , click view from the left menu , click snapshots select the desired snapshot from the left menu , click restore to new many any desired changes to the volume name click submit to view the restored volume navigate to the volumes dashboard from the top menu , click nas > volumes