Snapshot session properties
Use the View/Modify Properties notebook to view or modify properties for FlashSystem/IBM Spectrum® Virtualize and SAN Volume Controller Snapshot sessions.
The properties are displayed on different tabs in the notebook. Use the Session Options tab to set properties that apply to the entire session. Use the Snapshot Options tab to set properties that apply to snapshots.
- Session Options
- Enter the properties for the session.
- Description
- Type the description for this session.
- Snapshot Options
- Enter the properties for the snapshot commands.
- Retention Period
- A retention period can be defined for all snapshots that are created in the session. The retention time indicates how long after a snapshot is taken before the snapshot is automatically deleted from the hardware. The value affects only new snapshots that are taken after the retention time is set. The retention time on a snapshot cannot be changed once the snapshot is taken.
- Snapshot Pool
- Choose a storage pool that will be used to create a snapshot. The pool that is selected must be a child pool of the pool containing the volumes. If the pool is not a child pool of all volumes in the volume group, the snapshot command will fail. The default is set to use the source pool of the H1 volumes.
- Clone or Thin Clone Pool
- Choose a pool that will be used to create clone or thin clone volume groups of a snapshot. The default is set to use the source pool of the H1 volumes.