Splitting snapshots

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
The Management Server console lets you split the snapshot hierarchy into two independent hierarchies.
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 split a snapshot
  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 snapshot volume and select Snapshot>Split.
  5. In the Split Snapshot wizard panel, confirm the parent snapshot volume to be split. Click OK.
  6. In the Result panel, verify that the selected snapshots have been split from the parent snapshot or data volume.
See Dissociating snapshots.
See About managing Storage Foundation volumes.
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