Chapter 2

Snapshot Management

About this chapter  

This chapter discusses what Snapshot^TM copies are and how to manage them.

Topics in this chapter  

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Understanding Snapshot copies
• Accessing Snapshot copies from clients
• Restoring files from Snapshot copies
• Creating Snapshot schedules
• Creating Snapshot copies
• Finding the Snapshot copy you need
• Understanding Snapshot disk consumption
• Saving disk space by using file folding
• Displaying data change rate between Snapshot copies
• Snapshot copy autodelete
• Displaying space reclaimed from deleted Snapshot copies
• Deleting Snapshot copies
• Renaming Snapshot copies

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