Taking System Snapshots
You take a snapshot of a system including all volumes to reuse a consistent state of the system for system provisioning operations. The number of snapshots you can take depends on the available space and capabilities of the storage system.
Prerequisites
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The system can be used for system provisioning.
For more information, see System Provisioning Configuration.
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You have configured a storage manager.
For more information, see Configuring Storage Providers.
Procedure
- Choose Provisioning.
- Choose Systems from the tabs.
- From the Provisioning dropdown for the system you want to take a snapshot of, choose .
- Enter a description for the snapshot.
- Navigate through the workflow by following the instructions on the screen.
- Choose Execute.
Results
You can now use the system snapshot you have taken for system provisioning operations.