You can create and mount a VSS hardware shadow of a subclient (QR volume) in
one task. Or you can create the snapshot first, and then use browse to import
(mount) it.
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Transportable shadows must be imported (mounted) if you want to perform other
operations on them, such as a traditional backup, after shadow creation.
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Create and
Mount a VSS Hardware Shadow in One Procedure
Create a VSS Transportable
Shadow
Import (Mount) the VSS
Transportable Shadow from QR Browse
Use the following procedure to create and mount a VSS Transportable shadow with the
Quick Recovery
Agent.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
create and mount a transportable shadow of
a selected subclient in one task:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient that you want to snap
and then
click Create QR Volume(s).
- From the QR Volume
Creation window, select when you want to run the job.
- Select the Snapshot and Make shadow transportable options.
- To mount the shadow after creation, select the Import
Shadow option then click Source-Destination Map.
- Select the Import Host from the drop-down list; this is where the
shadow will be mounted.
- In the Enter destination mount points field, enter the
destination mount point for the source volume. If your subclient contains
multiple source volumes, provide a mount point for each volume.
- If you want to make the shadow writable, select the Make Snapshot
Writable box.
- After making your desired selections, click OK to
close the Import Snapshot dialog.
- After ensuring that you have selected your desired options, click OK to
close the QR Volume Creation dialog.
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Be sure to set the Schedule Details if required. |
- When the shadow has been created/imported, Job Controller will display
Completed.
Use the following procedure to create a VSS transportable shadow with the
Quick Recovery Agent.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
create a transportable shadow of
a selected subclient:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient that you want to snap
and then
click Create QR Volume(s).
- From the QR Volume
Creation window, select when you want to run the job.
- Select the Snapshot and Make shadow transportable options.
- After selecting the desired options, click OK close the QR
Volume Creation dialog. Set the Schedule Details if required.
- When the shadow has been created, Job Controller will display
Completed.
Required Capability: See
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To
import (mount) a transportable shadow of
a selected subclient using QR browse:
- In the CommCell browser, right-click QR Agent
for the client for which you created VSS snaps.
- Click All Tasks > Browse to open the QR Volume browser.
- Right-click the snap and select Import VSS Shadow. (If you select
one in the group, the entire group will show up.)
- Select the Import Host from the drop-down list; this is where the
shadow(s) will be mounted.
- In the Enter destination mount points field, enter the destination mount
point for the source volume. These mount points must be free on the import
host. If your subclient contains multiple source volumes, provide a mount
point for each volume.
- If you want to make the shadow writable, select the Make Snapshot
Writable box.
- After making your desired selections, click OK to
close the Import Snapshot dialog.
- After ensuring that you have selected your desired options, click OK to
close the QR Browse window.
- When the shadow has been imported, Job Controller will display
Completed.