Viewing Summary Information; Working With Cluster Recovery Points; Managing Snapshots For A Cluster - Dell DL4000 User Manual

Viewing summary information

To view summary information:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster that you want to view.
• In the left Navigation area, under Clusters, select the cluster that you want to view.
2. On the Summary tab, you can view such information as the cluster name, cluster type, quorum type
(if applicable), and the quorum path (if applicable).
This tab also shows at-a-glance information about the volumes in this cluster, including size and
protection schedule.
3. To refresh this information to the most current, click the Actions drop-down menu, and click
Refresh Metadata.
For information about viewing summary and status information for an individual machine or node in
the cluster, see Viewing Machine Status And Other

Working with cluster recovery points

A recovery point, also referred to as a snapshot, is a point-in-time copy of the folders and files for the
shared volumes in a cluster, which are stored in the repository. Recovery points are used to recover
protected machines or to mount to a local file system. In AppAssure, you can view the lists of recovery
points in the repository. Complete the steps in the following procedure to review recovery points.
NOTE: If you are protecting data from a DAG or CCR server cluster, the associated recovery points
do not appear at the cluster level. They are only visible at the node or machine level.
For information about viewing recovery points for individual machines in a cluster, see
Points.
To work with cluster recovery points:
1. Do one of the following:
• In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster for which you want to
view recovery points.
• In the left navigation area, under Clusters, select the cluster for which you want to view recovery
points.
2. Click the Recovery Points tab.
3. To view detailed information about a specific recovery point, click > next to a recovery point in the
list to expand the view.
For information about the operations you can perform on the recovery points, see
Recovery Point.
4. Select a recovery point to mount.
For information about how to mount a recovery point, see
Windows Machine, starting with Step 2.
5. To delete recovery points, see

Managing snapshots for a cluster

You can manage snapshots by forcing a snapshot or by pausing current snapshots. Forcing a snapshot
lets you force a data transfer for the currently protected cluster. 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
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Details.
Removing Recovery Points.
Mounting A Recovery Point For A
Viewing Recovery
Viewing A Specific