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Viewing Snapshots

To open the Snapshots Management window

• On the Manager, click the Snapshot View button on the Viewing toolbar.

  The Snapshots Management window opens.

  In this window, the VSS snapshots that were created for each existing Replica are displayed, according to the selected Replica.

  You can change the Replica whose snapshots are displayed by using the Select replica host drop-down list. The Replica hosts that appear on the list are all the Replica hosts that participate in existing scenarios.

  If a Replica that had snapshots participated in a scenario that was removed from the Manager, it does not appear on the list. To display snapshots of a Replica that no longer appear on the list, you can add it manually by using the Add Host Name/IP button.

  The following information is provided for each snapshot:

  • Scenario name - the scenario in which the snapshot was created.
  • Snapshot Guid - the unique ID that identifies the snapshot.
  • Created - the date and time of the snapshot creation.
  • Creator - the type of operation that is associated with the creation of the snapshot. Two types are available: Suspend and AR.
  • Is Exposed - indicates whether the snapshot was exposed ("True") or not ("False").
  • Expose Path - where the snapshot was exposed.
  • Source Path - the volume/directory that the snapshot captured.
  • Storage Path - where the snapshot was stored.
  • Locked for Backup - this column refers to snapshots that were taken as a part of Arcserve backup. If the backup is not complete yet, you cannot manage the snapshot, and the value that appears is "True". If the backup is complete, or if the snapshot is not associated with ARCserve, the value is "False".

  After the snapshots are displayed, you can start managing them.