Creating and Deleting Snapshots Manually

You can create and delete storage snapshots in the Veeam Backup & Replication console. The create and delete snapshot operations do not differ from operations that you perform in the management console of the storage system.

Creating Snapshots

To create a volume snapshot:

Open the Storage Infrastructure view.
In the inventory pane, expand the storage system tree.
Right-click the necessary volume and select Create Snapshot.
In the New Storage Snapshot window, specify a name for the created snapshot and provide a description for the snapshot (if the snapshot description field is available).
[For HPE StoreVirtual and StoreVirtual VSA] To quiesce VMs on the volume, select the Create application-managed snapshot check box. The storage system will trigger a command to the vCenter Server to quiesce VMs with VMware Tools. VM quiescence will bring VM data to a consistent state before the snapshot is taken. If the Create application-managed snapshot option is not enabled, Veeam Backup & Replication will trigger a point-in-time snapshot.

Note

Consider the following:

[Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series] You cannot create or delete snapshot manually.
To create application-managed snapshots on HPE StoreVirtual and StoreVirtual VSA series, make sure that Application Aware Snapshot Manager is properly installed and configured. If the Application Aware Snapshot Manager is not installed, Veeam Backup & Replication will report an error, and the snapshot will not be created. For more information, see HPE StoreVirtual Application-Aware Snapshot Manager Deployment Guide.

[For storage systems with synchronous replication] Veeam Backup & Replication does not trigger a storage system to replicate snapshots created manually. However, the storage system itself can replicate the snapshot.

Deleting Snapshots

To delete a volume snapshot:

Open the Storage Infrastructure view.
In the inventory pane, expand the storage system tree.
Right-click the necessary snapshot and select Delete snapshot.