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# View snapshots

TimeFinder SnapVX is a local replication solution that is designed to non-disruptively create point-in-time copies (snapshots) of critical data.

## About this task

This procedure explains how to view and manage snapshots of a storage group.

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Click Protection and select Manual SnapVX from the Protected Storage Groups section of the summary panel.
3. Select a storage group, click , and click the number next to Manual Snapshot Count.

   The storage group Snapshots list view enables you to view and manage the snapshots that are associated with a storage group.

   The following properties display:

   - Snapshot—Name of the snapshot (For PowerMaxOS 5978 storage systems running release 9.1 or later where zDP snapshots exist for a storage group, the snapshot list view displays a single snapshot called "_Automated_Snapshot" that represents zDP snapshots. The zDP snapshot is included in the Protection dashboard calculation for SnapVX snapshot states from storage groups.).
   - Creation Time—Date, time, and generation number for the snapshot
   - Linked—Indication whether the snapshot is linked to another storage group (a checkmark indicates that the snapshot is linked).
   - Restored—Indication whether the snapshot is restored to the source (A checkmark indicates that the snapshot is restored).
   - Expired—Indication whether the snapshot is expired.
   - Secured—Indication whether the snapshot is Secured or not (A checkmark indicates that the snapshot is Secured, a dash indicates that it is not. "Expired" indicates that the snapshot was Secured but is now expired).
   - Persistent—Persistent indication
   - Persistent—Snapshot type

   The following controls are available:

   - —View snapshot details
   - Create— Create snapshots
   - Modify— Modify TimeFinder SnapVX snapshots
   - Restore— Restore snapshots
   - Link— Link to snapshots
   - Unlink— Unlink from snapshots
   - Relink— Relink to snapshots
   - Set Mode— Set copy mode for snapshots
   - Set time to Live— Set snapshots to automatically terminate
   - Set Secure— Set "Secure" status on an existing snapshot
   - Set Persistent— Set a snapshot policy snapshot to be persistent
   - Terminate— Terminate snapshots
   - Bulk Terminate— Bulk terminate snapshots

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