Specify a Snap Engine

Before You Begin

• Review Snapshot Engines - Support
• In the source computer:
  • For Windows 2003 or higher, VSS is used as the default snap engine.
  • For Windows 2000, QSnap is used as the default snap engine.
• This procedure only applies to the destination computer.

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To specify a snap engine on Windows to the destination computer:

1. In the CommCell Browser, right-click the Replication Set on the source computer and select Properties.
2. In the Replication Options tab, select one of the choices in the Select Snap Engine Type for Recovery Point Creation section.
3. Click OK to save your changes.

   On UNIX, CDR software automatically recognizes the File Systems configured on the destination computer and detects the appropriate snap engine. For more information on supported snap engines, see Snapshot Engines - Support.