Creating snapshot mirrors of volumes whose drive letters or mount points were reassigned

Prepare each of the new mirror volumes and choose to convert an existing mirror into a snap plex. Choose the mirror that was the snapshot volume of the failed production volume as the new snapshot mirror (snap plex).

To create the snapshot mirrors using the VEA console

  1. Right-click the desired volume, select Snap > SnapPrepare.
  2. The result of this command varies depending on whether or not there are additional disks available to create a new mirror. Choose from the following:

    If the volume is mirrored and no additional disks are available to create a new mirror

    • Click the mirror where you want the snapshot volume to be created. Choose the mirror that was the snapshot volume of the failed production volume as the new snapshot mirror (snap plex). The remaining mirror will become the master (production) volume.

    • Click OK.

    If the volume is mirrored and there are additional disks available on your system

    Choose an existing mirror for the snapshot

    • Click Select existing mirror for snap.

    • Click the mirror where you want the snapshot volume to be created. Choose the mirror that was the snapshot volume of the failed production volume as the new snapshot mirror (snap plex). The remaining mirror will become the master (production) volume.

    • Click OK.

  3. Repeat the procedure to create a snapshot mirror for each volume associated with the Exchange databases and transaction logs.

    Warning:

    Make sure that the lower pane of the VEA console shows that the resynchronization process is complete before creating the new snapshot set.