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# View snapshot source volumes

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

## Prerequisites

This view displays SnapVX ICDP snapshots that are created from the mainframe product. Management of these snapshots is not supported.

## 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 Number of Snapshots.
4. Select a snapshot and select to open the snapshot Details view.
5. Click the number next to Volumes to open the snapshot Source Volumes list view.

   The following properties are displayed:

   - Name—Name of volume
   - State—Snapshot state
   - Creation Date—Date and time the snapshot was created.
   - Failed—Indication of failure
   - Secured—Indication of security status
   - Linked—Indication of link status
   - Restored—Indication of restoration status
   - Expanded—Indication of expansion status
   - Background—Background
   - GCM—GCM
   - Expiry Date—Expiry date
   - Capacity (GB)—Capacity of the volume
   - Percent Copied—Percent of the total volume size that the host has overwritten.

   The following controls are available:

   - —View snapshot source volume details
   - Restore— Restore snapshots
   - Link— Link to snapshots
   - Relink— Relink to snapshots
   - Unlink— Unlink from 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
   - Terminate— Terminate snapshots

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