Mounting file system snapshot

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
The Management Server console lets you mount an existing file system snapshot. Mounted file system snapshot are shown as children of the file system they are based on.
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 mount a file system 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. Expand Volumes to locate and select the required volume. Click onSnapshots.
  4. Right-click on the selected file system snapshot and select Mount.
  5. In the Mount File System Snapshot wizard panel, specify mount details. Click OK.
See Mount File System Snapshot panel options.
  1. In the Result panel, verify that the checkpoint has been mounted successfully.
See Creating file system snapshots.
See Remounting file system snapshot.
See Unmounting file system snapshot.
See About managing file systems.