Reattaching snapshots

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
The Management Server console lets you reattach a snapshot to the parent snapshot or data volume in the snapshot hierarchy. This operation is commonly used for third mirror break-of or off-host processing.
The operation is not supported on Windows host.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
To reattach a snapshot to the parent snapshot or data volume
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expand Manage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Organization or Uncategorized Hosts to locate and select the host.
  3. Expand the host and select Volumes.
  4. Right-click on the required volume and select Snapshot>Reattach.
  5. In the Reattach Snapshot wizard panel, select the parent snapshot or data volume to be reattached. Click OK.
See Reattach Snapshot panel options.
If the selected snapshot volume has mirrors, the number of mirrors need to be selected. This option allows the user to select mirrors to be reattached to the parent volume.
  1. In the Result panel, verify that the selected snapshots have been reattached to the parent snapshot or original data volume successfully.
See Dissociating snapshots.
See About managing Storage Foundation volumes.