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Oracle® ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide, Release OS8.7.0

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Updated: July 2017
 
 

Taking a Snapshot (BUI)

Use the following procedure to take a manual snapshot of a filesystem, LUN, or project.

To schedule automatic snapshots at regular intervals, see Scheduling Snapshots (BUI).

  1. Go to the share or project you want to snapshot.
    1. To take a snapshot of a filesystem, go to Shares > Shares.
    2. To take a snapshot of a LUN, go to Shares > Shares and click LUNs.
    3. To take a snapshot of a project, go to Shares > Projects.
  2. Hover over the share or project and click the Edit icon image:edit icon image .
  3. Click the Snapshots tab.
  4. Click the Add icon image:add icon image next to Snapshots.
  5. Type a name for the snapshot.

    image:Dialog box called Create Snapshot popped up over BUI Shares                                 Shares Snapshots page. Field for Name is filled in with demo_snap.                                 Buttons for Cancel and Apply.

  6. Click APPLY.