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Freezing or unfreezing a volume — NetBackup 8.2 | Cohesity Documentation
Freezing or unfreezing a volume
NetBackup freezes volumes under circumstances.
Use the following procedure to manually freeze or unfreeze a volume.
To freeze or unfreeze media
In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand Media and Device Management > Media.
In the right pane, in the Volumes list, select the volume that you want to freeze or unfreeze.
