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September 10, 2003 SnapView Configuration and Management, SnapView Snapshots Copyright ? 2005 EMC Corporation. Do not Copy - All Rights Reserved. SnapView Configuration and Management, SnapView Snapshots SnapView Configuration and Management SnapView Snapshots Module Objectives Upon completion of this module, you will be able to: Explain the operation of SnapView Snapshots Explain the operation of the Reserved LUN Pool Explain SnapView Snapshot consistency operations Calculate the required size of the Reserved LUN Pool Configure the Reserved LUN Pool Configure and manage Snapshots and Sessions Curriculum – SnapView Snapshots SnapView overview Copy on First Write The Reserved LUN Pool SnapView administration SnapView Snapshot Overview Primary goals Provide support for consistent on-line backup Offload backup processing from production hosts Snapshots can be used for other purposes e.g. testing, decision support scenarios The focus of this module is on general functionality A successful recovery requires that consistent data was written to the backup media To produce consistent backup media requires: Cached application data must be flushed to disk from host buffers Applications must be quiesced until backup ends All LUNs used by the application must be in the same state at backup time SnapView Sessions can be started consistently Snapshot Definition SnapView Snapshot - an instantaneous frozen virtual copy of a LUN on a storage system Instantaneous Snapshots are created instantly – no data is copied at creation time Frozen Snapshot will not change UNLESS the user writes to it Original view available by deactivating changed Snapshot Virtual copy Not a real LUN - made up of pointers, original and saved blocks Uses a copy on first write (COFW) mechanism Requires a ‘save area’ – the Reserved LUN Pool Copy on First Write Allows efficient utilization of copy space Uses a dedicated save area – the Reserved LUN Pool Reserved LUN Pool typically 20% of Source LUN size for a