Using the Adaptec Storage Manager interface > Volume and Snapshot views

The Volume and Snapshot views show the operating system volumes and point-in-time volume copies, or "snapshots", in your SAN storage system. Adaptec Storage Manager displays the Volumes view when you select an iSCSI storage host in the Enterprise view tree. Adaptec Storage Manager displays the Snapshots view when you select the Snapshot object in the Enterprise view tree.

The Volumes view displays all of the volumes and mirrored volumes you created with the Volumes wizard. It also displays the snapshots associated with each volume (if any). The display includes the volume ID, mount point, and size.

The Snapshots view displays information about the snapshots associated with the volumes in the Volumes view. It also displays information about third-party snapshots: snapshots created outside Adaptec Storage Manager. For snapshots created with Adaptec Storage Manager, the information is organized by snapshot set: one or more snapshots created at the same time. The display includes the snapshot description, volume ID, mount point (if any), and size.

Note: Third-party snapshots are created with the Adaptec Storage Manager command line interface (CLI) or a third-party application with its own VSS provider. You cannot perform any action on a third-party snapshot except view snapshot properties.


In the Volumes view, click a Volume object to highlight the associated snapshots.
In the Snapshots view, click the Snapshot set object to work with individual snapshots.

Tip: The Volume and Snapshot views have resizable panes. To adjust the pane size, drag the bar between them.

In the Volumes view, use the button bar to create and delete volumes and snapshots; and to change the way configuration information is displayed. In the Snapshots view, use the button bar to mount or delete a snapshot set. Other buttons allow you to collapse and expand configuration information.

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