Periodic snapshot tasks allow you to schedule creating read-only versions of pools and datasets at a given point in time. You can also access VMWare snapshot integration and TrueNAS SCALE storage snapshots from the Periodic Snapshot Tasks widget.
How should I use snapshots? Snapshots do not make not copies of the data so creating one is quick and if little data changed, they take very little space. It is common to take frequent snapshots as soon as every 15 minutes, even for large and active pools.
The 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.
Periodic Snapshot Task Widget 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.
TrueCommand replication management feature allows administrators to create ZFS snapshot replication tasks for TrueNAS systems managed by TrueCommand.
Replication Screen If the TrueNAS system has a replication task created and scheduled it displays on the TrueCommand Replication screen. Click Replication to the right of Reports on the top toolbar to open the screen.
TrueNAS system completed replication tasks show with the FINISHED status, while those not yet run show PENDING status.
Basic Creation What and Where Name Description Load Previous Replication Task Use settings from a saved replication. Source Location Storage location for the original snapshots that are replicated. Destination Location Storage location for the replicated snapshots. Task Name Name of this replication configuration. Source Location: On this System
Name Description Source Define the path to a system location that has snapshots to replicate. Click the folder to see all locations on the source system or click in the field to manually type a location (Example: pool1/dataset1).
TrueNAS SCALE advanced replication allows users to create one-time or regularly scheduled snapshots of data stored in pools, datasets or zvols on their SCALE system as a way to back up stored data. When properly configured and scheduled, local or remote replication using the Advanced Replication Creation option takes regular snapshots of storage pools or datasets and saves them in the destination location on the same or another system.
Local replication occurs on the same TrueNAS SCALE system using different pools or datasets.
The Replication Task widget on the Data Protection screen lists replication tasks configured on the TrueNAS system. Replication tasks work with periodic snapshot tasks to complete the replication.
Figure 1: Replication Task Widget The Replication Tasks widget displays No Replication Tasks configured before you add a task.
Figure 2: Replication Task Widget No Tasks Click Replication Task on the widget heading to open the Replications Tasks screen that lists all tasks configured on the system.
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