Dell POWERVAULT MD3600I - Manual (Page 130)

– Storage → Virtual Disk → Convert Snapshot (Legacy) to Snapshot Group.
– Copy Services → Snapshot (Legacy) → Convert to Snapshot Group.
3. In the Available snapshot (legacy) virtual disks table, select the snapshot (legacy) virtual disks that you want to
convert and then click Add to add them to the Snapshot (Legacy) virtual disks to convert table.
4. Click Convert to convert the selected snapshots (Legacy) to snapshot groups.
Snapshot (Legacy) virtual disks are no longer displayed in the left pane of the Logical view. Snapshot groups are
added to the right pane under the appropriate Category nodes.If there are unselected snapshots (Legacy) (to be
deleted), then the Confirm Delete window is displayed.
5. Type yes in the text box and then click OK to confirm that you want to perform the conversion operation.
Converting A Snapshot Virtual Disk To Read-Write
Use the Convert Snapshot Virtual Disk to Read-Write option a to convert a read-only snapshot virtual disk to a read-write
snapshot virtual disk.
You can use the Convert Snapshot Virtual Disk to Read-Write option for these storage objects:
• Snapshot virtual disk
• Consistency group member’s snapshot virtual disk
The conversion operation requires that a repository be provisioned to support write operations on the snapshot virtual
disk.
1. From the AMW, select the Storage & Copy Services tab.
2. Select either a snapshot virtual disk or a consistency group member’s snapshot virtual disk and then select Copy
Services → Snapshot Virtual disk → Convert to Read-Write.
3. Select how you wish to create the repository for the Read-Write snapshot virtual disk. Do one of the following:
– Select Automatic to create the snapshot virtual disk repository with the default capacity settings. This is
the recommended option.
– Select Manual to define the properties for the snapshot virtual disk repository. Use this option if you want
to specify all of the customizable settings for the snapshot virtual disk repository. The Manual method is
considered advanced and only those who understand physical disk consistency and optimal physical disk
configurations should use this method. See the online help topics for more information on how to set the
repository parameters.
4. Click Convert to convert the read-only snapshot virtual disk to read-write.
The snapshot virtual disk or consistency group member’s snapshot virtual disk table as read- write is displayed
under the Mode column, and the Repository columns are now populated.
Viewing Associated Physical Components Of An Individual
Repository Virtual Disk
You can use the View Associated Physical Components option to view the physical components (RAID controller
modules, RAID enclosures, physical disks, and expansion enclosures) that are associated with an individual repository
virtual disk for the following storage objects:
• Snapshot group
• Snapshot virtual disk
• Consistency group member virtual disk
• Consistency group member snapshot virtual disk
• Asynchronous remote replicated pair
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