Forcing A Snapshot; Pausing And Resuming Protection - Dell DL4000 User Manual

NOTE: The ability to delete an orphaned recovery chain is not available for replicated recovery
points on a target core.
To delete an orphaned recovery point chain:
1. On the Core Console, select the protected machine for which you want to delete the orphaned
recovery point chain.
2. Click the Recovery Points tab.
3. Under Recovery Points, expand the orphaned recovery point.
This recovery point is labeled in the Type column as Incremental Orphaned.
4. Next to Actions, click Delete.
The Delete Recovery Points window appears.
5. In the Delete Recovery Points window, click Yes.
CAUTION: Deleting this recovery point deletes the entire chain of recovery points, including
any incremental recovery points that occur before or after it, until the next base image. This
operation cannot be undone.
The orphaned recovery point chain is deleted.

Forcing a snapshot

Forcing a snapshot lets you force a data transfer for the current protected machine. When you force a
snapshot, the transfer starts immediately or is added to the queue. Only the data that has changed from a
previous recovery point is transferred. If there is no previous recovery point, all data on the protected
volumes is transferred, which is referred to as a base image.
To force a snapshot:
1. In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then, in the list of protected machines, select the
machine or cluster with the recovery point for which you want to force a snapshot.
2. Click the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Force Snapshot, and then select one of
the options described as follows:
• Force Snapshot — Takes an incremental snapshot of data updated since the last snapshot was
taken.
• Force Base Image — Takes a complete snapshot of all data on the volumes of the machine.
3. When the notification is displayed in the Transfer Status dialog box that the snapshot has been
queued, click OK.
A progress bar appears next to the machine in the Machines tab and displays the progress of the
snapshot.

Pausing and resuming protection

When you pause protection, you temporarily stop all transfers of data from the current machine.
To pause and resume protection:
1. In the Core Console, click the Machines tab.
2. Select the machine for which you want to pause protection.
The Summary tab for this machine appears.
3. In the Actions drop-down menu for that machine, click Pause.
4. To resume protection, click Resume in the Actions menu.
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