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The PowerFlex CSI driver volumegroup snapshot extension enables you to snapshot all Kubernetes PVCs that belong to the same volume group, instead of creating a snapshot of each PVC using the existing CSI volumesnapshot functionality.
PowerProtect Data Manager automatically uses the volumegroup snapshot extension when the following conditions are met:
When the volumegroup snapshotter feature is in use for a group of PVCs in a protection policy, an entry for VolumeGroup appears in the Details pane of the PowerProtect Data Manager UI Jobs window for the protection policy backup.
If you want PowerProtect Data Manager to use the volumesnapshot functionality instead of the PowerFlex volumegroup snapshot extension, you can disable the volumegroup snapshot extension by performing the following steps: