SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual - Promise Technology, Inc.

Scheduling a Snapshot Backup
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Chapter 7: PASM
To schedule a Snapshot Backup:
1. In the Tree, click the + beside the Backup icon.
2. Click the Snapshot Backup icon.
3. Click the Schedule tab.
4. Click the option you want from the Schedule Type list.
• Disable – No snapshots will be taken.
• Do it at once – Snapshots will be taken now, one time only.
• Time interval by hour – Snapshots will be taken at the hourly interval
you choose from the dropdown menu.
• Daily – Snapshots will be taken at the time of day you choose from the
dropdown menus.
• Weekly – Snapshots will be taken on the day of the week, at the time of
day you choose from the dropdown menus.
5. As needed, make your choices from the dropdown menus.
6. Click the OK button.
7. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.
The new backup schedule is applied. If you have not yet made your
Snapshot settings, click the Setup tab and make them now.
Recovering Snapshot Backups
The Snapshot recovery feature has two functions:
• Use a Snapshot to restore the data volume (VOLUME1 or VOLUMEx) to an
earlier point in time.
• Export a Snapshot to the share folder. The recovered Snapshot volume is
read-only.
To recover a Snapshot backup:
1. In the Tree, click the + beside the Backup icon.
2. Click the Snapshot Backup icon.
3. Click the Recovery tab.
4. Click the option button beside the Timestamp and Volume that you want to
recover or export.
5. Do one of the following actions:
• To restore the data volume using the Snapshot, click the OK button.
• To export the Snapshot to the share folder, click the Export button.
SmartStor performs the action you specified.