Refresh snapshot panel options
Use this wizard panel to specify the options for refreshing the snapshot of a volume.
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Table: Refresh snapshot panel options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Synchronize | Select this check box to synchronize the data in the snapshot volume before refreshing it. This option is enabled by default. |
| Preserve snapshot data (creates space optimized snapshot) | Select this check box to create a space-optimized snapshot for the snapshot volume that you refresh. |
| Note: The InfoScale Operations Manager uses the shared cache object available on the disk group of the volume to create the space-optimized snapshot. The shared cache object for a volume is created when the refresh schedule runs for the first time. The InfoScale Operations Manager uses this cache object to create a space-optimized snapshot on the subsequent runs of the schedule. The format of the cache volume name is \_SHARED_CV1 and that of the cache object is \_SHARED_CO1. | |
| Snapshot prefix | Enter a prefix that you want to include in the name of the space-optimized snapshot volume. |
| For example, if you enter the prefix as SO, the name of the snapshot volume will be SO__. | |
| Cache volume size | Enter the size of the cache volume for configuring the space-optimized snapshot. Select the unit of measure from the corresponding drop-down list. |
| Autogrow | Select this check box to enable the automatic growth of the cache volume when data in the original volume increases. |
| Do not retain more than | Enter the number of previous snapshots that you want to retain. |
Refresh Options Snapshot retention options