SANtricity 11 Manuals (CA08872-010)

Snapshot volume

Name

You can change the name for the snapshot volume.

Assigned to

You can change the host or host cluster assignment for the snapshot volume.

LUN

You can change the LUN assignment for the snapshot volume.

SSD Cache

You can enable/disable read-only caching on Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Associated objects

Snapshot image

You can view the snapshot images associated with the snapshot volume. A snapshot image is a logical copy of volume data, captured at a particular point-in-time. Like a restore point, snapshot images allow you to roll back to a known good data set. Although the host can access the snapshot image, it cannot directly read or write to it.

Base volume

You can view the base volume associated with the snapshot volume. A base volume is the source from which a snapshot image is created. It can be a thick or thin volume and is typically assigned to a host. The base volume can reside in either a volume group or pool.

Snapshot group

You can view the snapshot group associated with the snapshot volume. A snapshot group is a collection of snapshot images from a single base volume.