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Periodic Snapshot Tasks Screens
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Last Modified 2023-12-13 12:00 ESTThe Data Protection screen Periodic Snapshot Task widget displays periodic snapshot tasks created on the system. A periodic snapshot task allows scheduling the creation of read only versions of pools and datasets at a given point in time.
The Periodic Snapshot Task widget displays a list of tasks configured on the system.
If a periodic snapshot task is not yet configured No Periodic Snapshot Task configured displays in the widget.
Add opens the Add Periodic Snapshot Task screen.
VMware Snapshot Integration opens the VMware Snapshots screen. Snapshots opens the Snapshots screen.
Each task listed is a link that opens the Edit Periodic Snapshot Task screen populated with with the settings for that task. Click on the Description, Frequency, or Next Run column entry to open the edit task screen.
State displays the status of the next cloud sync task. While on the widget, click on the state for the task to display a Logs window for that task. Click Download Logs to save a copy of the current task logs.
The Delete icon opens a simple delete dialog where you confirm before the system deletes the saved periodic snapshot task.
Periodic snapshot tasks display on both the Data Protection widget and Periodic Snapshot Tasks list screen.
Click on the Periodic Snapshot Task header to open the Data Protection > Periodic Snapshot Task list screen. If a task is not added, the list view displays Add Periodic Snapshot Tasks which opens the Add Periodic Snapshot Task screen. Columns displays a dropdown list of options to customize the list view. Options are Select All, Recursive, Naming Schema, When, Frequency, Next Run, Keep snapshot for, VMWare Sync, Enabled, State, and Reset to Defaults. The State on the list view does not link to the log file or anything else. It just displays the current state of the task. Click the expand icon at the right of the task to open the details for the selected task. Edit opens the Edit Periodic Snapshot Task screen. Delete opens the delete dialog that removes the task from the system.Click Here for More Information
The Add Periodic Snapshot Task and Edit Periodic Snapshot Task display the same settings.
The Dataset setting options display on both the add and edit configuration screens.
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Setting Description Dataset Select a pool, dataset, or zvol. Exclude Exclude specific child datasets from the snapshot. Use with recursive snapshots. List paths to any child datasets to exclude. Example: pool1/dataset1/child1. A recursive snapshot of pool1/dataset1 includes all child datasets except child1. Separate entries by pressing Enter.Recursive Select to take separate snapshots of the dataset and each of its child datasets. Leave checkbox clear to take a single snapshot only of the specified dataset without child datasets.
These Schedule setting options display on both the add and edit configuration screens.