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2. Log into the PS Series Group Manager and locate the Smart Copy Clones in the Group Manager
Volumes view. Select the smart copy clones, and using the Activities pane of Group Manager,
select the Convert to template option shown in Figure 4.
Locate volumes used for template volumes
3. Repeat this process for each clone volume in the database Smart Copy.
4. The volumes will be set offline and converted into template volumes. Once in template form, set the
template volumes online using the Activities pane in Group Manger.
Now that the volumes have been converted to template volumes in the PS Series Group Manager, services
need to be refreshed (but not restarted) on the SQL Server host to recognize the template database.
1. Refresh the Microsoft iSCSI initiator – Targets list and make sure the template volumes are logged
in (connected). Log into the template volumes if necessary.
2. Refresh the SQL Server instance.
3. Bring the database online in the SQL Server instance. If the database fails to online, refresh the SQL
instance again.
4. Refresh Auto-Snapshot Manager to recognize the changes.