Initiating SnapVault backups from SnapDrive

SnapVault backups can be initiated from within MMC or by using the SnapDrive for Windows CLI.

These steps describe how to initiate a backup using the Update SnapVault option in MMC.

Alternatively, you can also initiate a backup using the sdcli snapvault archive command.

Under SnapDrive in the left MMC pane, expand the instance of SnapDrive you want to manage, then select Disks.
Double-click the LUN for which you want to perform a SnapVault update.
Select Primary Snapshots to display the Snapshot copies on the primary system.
In the right MMC pane, right-click the Snapshot copy from which you want the SnapVault update to be initiated and select SnapVault from the menu.
A Snapshot copy with the same name as the Snapshot copy you selected on the primary system is created on the secondary storage system after the SnapVault update.