topic Re: Volume snapshot vs Volume Collection snapshot in Array Setup and Networking

Volume snapshot vs Volume Collection snapshot

jrich52352 — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:34:10 GMT

whats the difference and how do i initiate each?

Re: Volume snapshot vs Volume Collection snapshot

Nick_Dyer — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:00:42 GMT

A volume snapshot is a snapshot on a single volume. This is initiated in the volume details window of the GUI.

A volume collection snapshot is a snapshot on all volumes which are part of the collection. This is initiated in the volume collection details window of the GUI.

Re: Volume snapshot vs Volume Collection snapshot

jrich52352 — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:36:20 GMT

so volume collections are just the protection plans and they are the only way to do data consistent snapshots.

VSS for SQL or Exchange

Vcenter (whats that do? vm snapshots?)

oracle

and the normal snapshots are just point in time, no safety..

it would be really cool if schedules could be once with a time, and immediate

Re: Volume snapshot vs Volume Collection snapshot

Nick_Dyer — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 17:37:15 GMT

Hi Justin,

That's correct - a collection is a logical grouping of volumes to allow for a consistency across all volumes at the same time (ie in a SQL environment you would want to ensure all SQL logs and DB were snapped together).