Create Task - HP 2000fc Cli Reference Manual

create task

Description
Creates a task that can be scheduled. You can create a task to take a snapshot of a
master volume, to copy a snapshot or a master volume to a new standard volume, or
to reset a snapshot.
Caution –
mounted to a host operating system, the snapshot must be unmounted before the
reset is performed; leaving it mounted can cause data corruption. You should create
a scheduled job on the host to unmount the snapshot prior to resetting the snapshot.
Input
To create a task to take a snapshot:
create task name type TakeSnapshot master-volume volume
snapshot-prefix prefix retention-count #
To create a task to reset a snapshot:
create task name type ResetSnapshot snapshot-volume volume
To create a task to copy a volume:
create task name type VolumeCopy source-volume volume dest-vdisk
vdisk dest-prefix prefix [modified-snapshot yes|no]
Parameter
name
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Before scheduling a reset snapshot task, consider that if the snapshot is
Description
Specifies a name for the new task, using a
maximum of 32 characters and no quotation mark
(") or backslash (\) characters. Names are case
sensitive.