Working With Cluster Recovery Points; Managing Snapshots For A Cluster; Forcing A Snapshot For A Cluster - Dell PowerVault DL4000 User Manual

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 5, 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
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 wish to view
recovery points.
– Or, in the left navigation area, under Clusters, select the cluster for which you wish to view recovery points.
2. Click the Recovery Points tab.
3. To view detailed information about a specific recovery point, click the right angle bracket (>) symbol 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
Point.
4. Select a recovery point to mount.
For information about how to mount a recovery point, see
starting with Step 2.
5. To delete recovery points, see

Managing Snapshots For A Cluster

In AppAssure 5, 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 point transfers. If there is
no previous recovery point, all data (the base image) on the protected volumes is transferred. When you pause a
snapshot, you temporarily stop all transfers of data from the current machine.
For information about forcing snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see
about pausing and resuming snapshots for the individual machines in a cluster, see

Forcing A Snapshot For A Cluster

To force a snapshot for a cluster:
1. Do one of the following:
– In the Core Console, click the Machines tab, and then select the cluster for which you wish to view
recovery points.
Details.
Removing Recovery Points.
Viewing Recovery
Viewing A Specific Recovery
Mounting A Recovery Point For A Windows
Forcing A
Pausing And Resuming
Points.
Machine,
Snapshot. For information
Snapshots.
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