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Using Snapshots
102 Snap Server Administrator Guide
Coordinating Snapshot and Backup Operations
Like backups, Snapshots can be scheduled to recur at a designated time and
interval. In addition to synchronizing the backup and Snapshot schedules, you
must create a share (and Snapshot share) to the root of the volume so that the
backup software can access the Snapshot.
1
Create a Snapshot for each volume you want to back up.
In the Administration Tool, navigate to the
Storage > Snapshots
screen
,
and click
Create Snapshot
. When defining and scheduling the Snapshot, consider the
following:
In the Create Recovery File pull-down menu, select Yes to ensure that the ACL
and quota information current at the time the Snapshot is captured is
appended to the Snapshot. This step is needed because many backup packages
do not backup native ACLs and quotas. Placing this information in a recovery
file allows all backup systems to include this information. If the volume needs
to be restored from tape, or the entire system needs to be recreated from
scratch on a different server, this information may be required to restore all
rights and quota information.
Offset the Snapshot and backup schedules such that the backup does not occur
until you are sure that the Snapshot has been created. (The Snapshot itself does
not require much time, but creating the recovery file may take up to 30
minutes, depending on the number of files in the volume.) For example,
assuming you schedule nightly backups for a heavily used volume at 3 a.m.,
you might schedule the Snapshot of the volume to run every day at 2:30 a.m.,
allowing half an hour for the Snapshot to run to completion.
2
Create a share for each volume with Snapshot Share enabled.
In the Administration Tool, begin by clicking the
Security > Shares
screen,
and
click
Create Share
. Select the volume and click
Continue
. Then, to create a share to
the volume itself (on the root), simply accept the default path by clicking
Use
Current Path
. Finally, be sure to select
Create Snapshot Share
.
3
Set the backup software to archive the latest version of the Snapshot.
The Snap Server makes it easy to configure your backup software to
automatically archive the most recent Snapshot. Simply configure your backup
software to copy the contents of the
latest
directory within the Snapshot share
you created at the root of the volume. For example, assume the Snapshot share
named
SHARE1_SNAP
contains the following four directories:
latest 2002-12-25.120000 2003-01-01.000100 2003-01-07.020100
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