Configuring a schedule for volume snapshot refresh

Last published : Jul 06, 2026
The refresh operation for a volume snapshot replaces it with a point-in-time copy of the original volume. The Management Server console lets you schedule the refresh operation for the following types of volume snapshots in your data center:
  • Instant snapshots
  • Mirror break-off snapshots
    Note: Before scheduling the refresh operation for volume snapshot, ensure that the volume is not open to any application. To prevent loss of data, you must unmount the file systems that are configured to use the selected volumes before performing this operation.
You cannot perform this operation on a 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 configure a schedule for a volume snapshot refresh
  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 the host.
  3. Expand the host and select Volumes.
  4. Right-click on the required snapshot volume and select Snapshot>Schedule>Schedule refresh.
  5. In the Schedule operation wizard panel, specify the required information.
Click Next.
See Schedule operation panel options.
  1. In the Refresh snapshot wizard panel, specify the required information. Click Next.
See Refresh snapshot panel options.
  1. In the Refresh snapshot summary panel, verify the details that you have specified for refreshing the snapshot. Click Finish.
  2. In the Result panel, verify that the refresh schedule for the selected volume snapshot has been configured successfully.
See About managing Storage Foundation volumes.
More Information
Refreshing the snapshot of volumes
Adding snapshot volumes to a refresh schedule
Removing the schedule for volume snapshot refresh