152 Configuration: Premium Feature—Snapshot Virtual DisksAfter creating one or more snapshot virtual disks, mount the source virtualdisk, and restart the host application using that source virtual disk.11 In the AMW, select the Mappings tab, assign mappings between thesnapshot virtual disk and the host that accesses the snapshot virtual disk.NOTE: In some cases, conflicts may result from mapping the same host toboth a source virtual disk and its associated snapshot virtual disk. Thisconflict depends on the host operating system and any virtual disk managersoftware in use.12 To register the snapshot virtual disk with the host operating system, runthe host-based hot_add utility.13 To associate the mapping between the storage array name and the virtualdisk name, run the host-based SMdevices utility.NOTE: If your operating system requires additional instructions, you can findthose instructions in your operating system documentation.Creating a Snapshot Virtual Disk Using theAdvanced PathAbout the Advanced PathUse the advanced path to choose whether to place the snapshot repositoryvirtual disk on free capacity or unconfigured capacity and to change thesnapshot repository virtual disk parameters. You can select the advanced pathregardless of whether you use free capacity or unconfigured capacity for thesnapshot virtual disk.Using the advanced path, you can specify the following parameters for yoursnapshot virtual disk:• Snapshot Virtual Disk Name—A user-specified name that helps youassociate the snapshot virtual disk to its corresponding snapshot repositoryvirtual disk and source virtual disk.• Snapshot Repository Virtual Disk Name—A user-specified name thathelps you associate the snapshot repository virtual disk to its correspondingsnapshot virtual disk and source virtual disk.
