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Configure Snapshots

Reservation Manager lets the administrator configure the following features for services:

• Check for free space before taking snapshots.
• Specify growth percentage.
• Specify percentage of space reserved for managing snapshots.

Note: Reservation Manager permits one snapshot at a time. When you take a new snapshot, any previous snapshot is deleted so that there is enough space for the new one. This includes any snapshots created directly from vCenter or vSphere.

To configure snapshots

1. As administrator in Reservation Manager, under Administer Your Reservation Manager, click Manage your configuration settings.

   The Configure Settings page opens.

2. Click the following links in the Virtual Machines area. Each one opens a dialog in which you can change the value and click OK.

   Check For Free Space on Snapshot

   Filesystem Growth Allowance for Snapshots

   Manage Snapshot Reserve

The configuration changes take effect when the next snapshot is taken.