Tasks to schedule a new snapshot

The following table outlines the high-level objectives and the tasks to complete each objective.

Table: Tasks for scheduling a new snapshot set

Objective

Tasks

See Reviewing the prerequisites.

  • Verifying hardware and software prerequisites

See Preparing the snapshot mirrors.

  • Creating snapshot mirrors using the using the VEA Prepare command or the vxsnap utility

See Scheduling a snapshot set.

  • Using the VSS Exchange Snapshot Scheduler Wizard to create the initial snapshot and set up the schedule for keeping it refreshed.

See Viewing the status of scheduled snapshots.

  • Verify that scheduled snapshots completed successfully.