How To Create A Snapshot Of A Virtual Machine On A Dell PowerStore

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Written By Amit Singh

I am a technology enthusiast with 15 years of experience in SAN and NAS Storage. 

In this article, we will see how to create a snapshot of a virtual machine on Dell PowerStore using PowerStore Manager. This is helpful if you would like to create an ad-hoc snapshot of a virtual machine.

If you would like to automate the snapshot creation process then a protection policy needs to be created and assigned to this virtual machine.

Create A Snapshot Of A Virtual Machine on Dell PowerStore using PowerStore Manager: Step by Step

Step 1

  • Login to PowerStore Manager.
  • Navigate to Storage >> File Systems
Virtual Machine

Step 2

  • Select the Virtual Machine for which the snapshot needs to be created
  • Click on Protect >> Create Snapshot

Read Here: Create Snapshot Rule
Read Here: Create Replication Rule
Read Here: Create Protection Policy
Read Here: Assign Protection Policy

Create Snapshot

Step 3

In the slide-out popup enter the below-mentioned information:

  • Unique Name for the snapshot
  • Local Retention Policy
  • File Snapshot Access Type

Step 4

Verify Snapshot Creation

  • Navigate to the Properties tab of the Virtual Machine
  • Click on the protection tab
  • Verify and confirm the snapshot that was created

I am a technology enthusiast with 15 years of experience in SAN and NAS Storage. I work with one of the fortune 500 companies as SAN Storage Architect.

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