About This Document
Purpose
This document describes the file system snapshot feature, including its working principle, application scenarios, configuration process, and reference information.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
- Technical support engineers
- Maintenance engineers
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
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Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. |
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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. |
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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. |
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Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance deterioration, or unanticipated results. NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury. |
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Calls attention to important information, best practices and tips. NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury, equipment damage, and environment deterioration. |
Change History
Changes between document issues are cumulative. The latest document issue contains all the changes made in earlier issues.
Issue 11 (2018-05-30)
This is the eleventh official release, which includes the following updates:
Optimized descriptions about section Impact and Restrictions.
Optimized the description in the document.
Issue 10 (2018-02-05)
This is the ninth official release, which includes the following updates:
Optimized descriptions about section Impact and Restrictions.
Issue 09 (2017-11-30)
This is the ninth official release, which includes the following updates:
Optimized descriptions about section Managing File System Snapshot.
Issue 08 (2017-10-30)
This is the eighth official release, which includes the following updates:
Optimized descriptions about section Impact and Restrictions.
Issue 07 (2017-07-10)
This is the seventh official release, which includes the following updates:
Optimized descriptions about section Impact and Restrictions.
Issue 06 (2017-03-27)
This issue is the sixth official release.
Added the notes for some operation.
Issue 05 (2016-11-20)
This issue is the fifth official release.
Optimized some description.
Issue 04 (2016-07-25)
This issue is the fourth official release.
Optimized some description.
Issue 03 (2016-04-30)
This issue is the third official release. The updates are as follows:
- Added symbol conventions.
- Optimized the relationship between snapshot and other features.
- In Managing File System Snapshot, optimized the description of configuration operations.
Issue 02 (2015-12-10)
This issue is the second official release. The updates are as follows:
- In Creating a Periodic Snapshot, added the number of default periodic snapshots and descriptions of how to change the number of periodic snapshots.
- In Rolling Back a Snapshot, added "When a file system is running on a VMware VM and the VM is performing replication (cloning VM files), you are advised not to create and roll back a snapshot."
Issue 01 (2015-08-30)
This issue is the first official release.
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