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41 TR1081 | Microsoft SQL Server Database Protection Using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition
1. In SQL Server Management Studio, set the new read only database offline prior to converting the
clone to a template volume.
2. Select the Smart Copy used for the read-only copy of the database and locate the names of the
volumes that were created in the properties window of ASM/ME, Figure 29.
3. 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 circled in Figure 30.
a. Repeat this process for each clone volume in the database Smart Copy.
4. The volumes will be set offline and converted into template volumes. Lastly, set the template
volumes online using the Activities pane in Group Manger.
Figure 29 PS Series Volume Names of Smart Copy