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Viewing Snapshot Information

You can view the snapshot information for each volume. For information on viewing snapshot contents, see Viewing Snapshot Contents.

To view snapshot information

  1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Storage > Snapshots.

    The Storage > Snapshots page appears.

    The upper pane displays snapshot information for each volume. For information on the fields displayed, see Volume Snapshots Upper Pane Fields.

  2. In the workspace's upper pane, select the desired volume.

    Snapshots for the volume appear in the lower pane. Deleted snapshots that have not yet been compacted appear in gray.

    For information on the fields displayed, see Volume Snapshots Lower Pane Fields.

In This Section

Volume Snapshots Upper Pane Fields

Volume Snapshots Lower Pane Fields

See Also

Overview

Terminology

Workflow

Scheduling Automatic Snapshots

Understanding Snapshot Retention Policies

Manually Taking Snapshots

Viewing Snapshot Contents

Deleting Snapshots

Restoring from NEXT3 Snapshots Using Windows File Sharing

Volume Snapshots Upper Pane Fields

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Volume Name

The name of the volume.

Type

The volume's type.

Status

The volume's status. This can be either of the following:

  • Ready. No snapshot operation in progress.
  • Busy. A snapshot operation is in progress.

Total Data

The total amount of data on the volume in GB.

Snapshot Overhead

The amount of space on the volume that is used to store snapshots in MB, followed by the percentage of the volume that is used to store snapshots.

Data Reduction

NEXT3 stores snapshots efficiently, by storing only incremental changes. The data reduction field displays the ratio between the actual amount of space used for storing snapshots incrementally, and the amount of space which would have been used had the snapshots been stored non-incrementally, in percentages. In other words, this field represents the amount of space saved by using an incremental method of storing snapshots.

Free Space

The amount of free space on the volume in GB.

Volume Snapshots Lower Pane Fields

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Date

The date and time at which the snapshot was created.

Type

The snapshot's type. This can be any of the following:

  • Online. A scheduled or manually taken snapshot that has not been deleted.
  • System. The snapshot was taken as part of a system task, such as cloud backup or an outgoing synchronization rule, so as to so as to ensure that a consistent, point-in-time image of all files is transmitted during backup/synchronization. The snapshot will be automatically deleted when the task is completed.
  • Deleted. The snapshot has been deleted, but the space it is using on the volume has not yet been reclaimed (that is, the snapshot has not yet been compacted).

Status

The snapshot's status. This can be any of the following:

  • Ready. The snapshot is mounted and available.
  • Pending delete. The snapshot is in queue for deletion.
  • Deleting. The snapshot is being deleted. A progress bar indicates the deletion's progress.
  • Pending compact. The snapshot will be compacted when the appliance is next rebooted.
  • Compacting. The snapshot is being compacted. A progress bar indicates the compaction's progress.
  • Offline. The snapshot is currently unavailable.

Total Data

The total amount of data contained in the snapshot in GB.

Changed Data

The amount of data that changed between this snapshot and the previous snapshot in GB, followed by the percentage of the data that changed.

Data Reduction

NEXT3 stores snapshots efficiently, by storing only incremental changes. The data reduction field displays the ratio between the actual amount of space used for storing this snapshot incrementally, and the amount of space which would have been used had the snapshot been stored non-incrementally, in percentages. In other words, this field represents the amount of space saved by using an incremental method to store this snapshot.