Create Snapshots - HP P2000 G3 Cli Reference Manual

create snapshots

Description Creates a snapshot of each specified source volume. The source volume can be a standard volume
or a master volume. The first time a snapshot is created of a standard volume, the volume is
converted to a master volume and a snap pool is created. The snap pool's size is either 20% of the
volume size or 5.37 GB, whichever is larger. Before creating or scheduling snapshots, verify that the
vdisk has enough free space to contain the snap pool.
NOTE:
This can result in all snapshots being deleted due to the snap pool running out of space. Create snap
pools of at least 50 GB to avoid this situation.
Syntax
create snapshots
volumes volumes
[master-volumes master-volumes]
snap-names
Parameters volumes volumes
A comma-separated list of up to 16 standard or master volumes to take snapshots of. A standard
volume is converted to a master volume before a snapshot is taken. For volume syntax, see
Command syntax
master-volumes master-volumes
Deprecated; use the volumes parameter.
snap-names
A comma-separated list of names for the resulting snapshots. A name is case sensitive; cannot
include a comma, double quote, left angle bracket, or backslash; and can have a maximum of 20
bytes. A name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example Create snapshots of standard volume V1 and master volume V2:
# create snapshots volumes V1,V2 V1snap,V2snap
Info: The volume was created. (spV1)
Success: Command completed successfully. (V1snap,V2snap) - Snapshot(s) were
created. (2012-01-19 14:23:00)
See also • show snapshots
• show volumes
60 Alphabetical list of commands
In rare cases, a large amount of I/O can cause a snap pool that is too small to fill quickly.
on page 22.