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Perform the following steps to create a snapshot of a database:
By default, the snapshot is created with a retention period. A use case for manual deletion is a snapshot intended for gold images. Dell Technologies recommends evaluating the needs of the business before selecting and using No Automatic Deletion. Snapshots created with No Automatic Deletion consume system resources until they are manually deleted.
PowerStore displays a message indicating that the snapshot was created.