18.5 Viewing Pool Snapshot Details

In iManager, you can view the following details about a pool snapshot:

Table 18-2 Explanation of Pool Snapshot Details

Snapshot Details

Parameter

Description

Snapshot

Status

Offline (default) or Online.

Online pool snapshots appear in the Pools page and its snapshot volumes appear in the Volumes page.

State

Deactive (default) or Active.

Active indicates that the pool snapshot operation is active.

Disabled/Full means the snapshot is invalid because the stored-on partition is full. You should delete the invalid snapshot. Other snapshots continue working. Disabled/Full snapshots are ignored by the pool and do not impact the I/O performance for the pool.

Size

The current size of the pool snapshot. The pool’s snapshot can continue to add metadata for the snapshot until it reaches the size allocated.

Creation Date

The time stamp that shows the date and time the original pool was snapped.

Snapshot of

Name

The name of the original pool that was snapped.

Total space

The total space allocated for the original pool.

Used space

The amount of space currently in use for the original pool.

Stored-On Location (partition)

Name

The partition where the snapshot metadata resides.

State

The current state of the stored-on partition, either Active (default) or Deactive.

Total space

The total space allocated for the partition where the snapshot is stored.

Used space

The amount of space currently in use for the partition where the snapshot is stored.

To view details of a pool snapshot:

  1. In iManager, log on to the tree for the server you want to manage.

  2. In Roles and Tasks, click Storage > Pools to open the Pools page.

  3. Select the server that contains the original pool of the snapshot you want to view.

  4. In the Pools list, select the original pool of the snapshot you want to view, then click Snapshot.

  5. On the Snapshots page, select the snapshot, then click Actions > Details to open the Details dialog box.