Dell POWERVAULT MD3620I - Manual (Page 57)

NOTE: Snapshots for virtual disks residing on a disk pool are not supported in this release. Any virtual disk copy
using virtual disks on a disk pool will appear as read-only to the host until the copy process completes.
Figure 55. Virtual Disk Copy Management
From this tab, all virtual disk copy operations are displayed along with the current status of all virtual disk copies. From
the Commands area, the following options are available:
• Create Virtual Disk Copy
• Recopy
• Stop
• Change Virtual Disk Copy Parameters
• Remove Copy
• Refresh
Creating A New Virtual Disk Copy
To create a new virtual disk copy:
1. Click Create Virtual Disk Copy in the Commands area.
The Virtual Disk Copy wizard is displayed.
2. Select the source virtual disk to use for the virtual disk copy.
NOTE: While the virtual disk copy is being established, the source virtual disk is read-only to the host to which
the virtual disk copy is presented. When the Snapshot premium feature is enabled, the MD vCenter Plug-in
uses the feature to create a snapshot of the source virtual disk before the virtual disk copy is initiated and the
virtual disk copy operation uses the snapshot virtual disk to establish the virtual disk copy. This allows for
continued read-write operations to the source virtual disk from the host during the establish period.
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