topic How SDW knows which snapshot is inconsistent? in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70377#M9652 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>According to the manual:</P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote"><P>Any Snapshot copies inadvertently made at the storage system console or through FilerView are dimmed (unavailable) in the SnapDrive MMC plug-in and are not usable by SnapDrive.</P></PRE><P>How does SD recognize that snapshot was created manually?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:14:50 GMT aborzenkov 2025-06-05T07:14:50Z How SDW knows which snapshot is inconsistent? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70377#M9652 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>According to the manual:</P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote"><P>Any Snapshot copies inadvertently made at the storage system console or through FilerView are dimmed (unavailable) in the SnapDrive MMC plug-in and are not usable by SnapDrive.</P></PRE><P>How does SD recognize that snapshot was created manually?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:14:50 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70377#M9652 aborzenkov 2025-06-05T07:14:50Z Re: How SDW knows which snapshot is inconsistent? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70382#M9653 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Actually, its the other way around. While creating a Snapshot from SDW, it sets a specific attribute on the LUN which it evaluates everytime a Snap specific operation is requested.</P><P>Hope this helps.</P><P></P><P>-Surya</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 May 2010 12:50:25 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70382#M9653 suryap 2010-05-03T12:50:25Z Re: How SDW knows which snapshot is inconsistent? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70389#M9654 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It does indeed. Thank you! </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 04 May 2010 05:30:11 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/How-SDW-knows-which-snapshot-is-inconsistent/m-p/70389#M9654 aborzenkov 2010-05-04T05:30:11Z