Use the Add SnapDrive Server option to add remote SnapDrive instances to a local SnapDrive MMC to manage SnapDrive on multiple servers from a single server.
Before You Begin
To add remote instances of SnapDrive to MMC, the remote Windows host must meet the following requirements:
- The host must exist.
- SnapDrive must be installed and the SnapDrive service must be running.
- The same version of SnapDrive that is installed on your local host must be installed on your remote machine.
Note: There is no requirement regarding the OS type that is running on either the local or remote hosts.
Steps
- In the left MMC pane, select SnapDrive.
- From the menu choices at the top of MMC, navigate to
.
The Add SnapDrive Server window
in displayed.
- In the Add SnapDrive Server window, enter the name of the SnapDrive server you want to manage.
- Click Add.
The remote SnapDrive instance is listed under SnapDrive Instances Managed in the center MMC pane, and in the left MMC pane beneath the local SnapDrive instance.
SnapDrive saves the list of SnapDrive instances that have been added to MMC and loads the list whenever MMC is restarted.
- To add additional remote SnapDrive server instances, repeat Step 1 through Step 4.
Note: SnapDrive does not limit the number of remote instances you can add to the local SnapDrive server.
