Vsssnapshot - HP P4000 User Manual

vssSnapshot

This command snapshots volumes using the VSS requestor client (Windows only).
Availability: Windows (2003, 2008 only)
Required Parameters:
none
Optional Parameters:
volumeName
The list of volumes to snapshot
persistent
Is the snapshot persistent? This can be one of:
0
1 - default
transportable
Is the snapshot transportable? This can be one of:
0 - default
1
backupDoc
The name of the backup document file
writerInfo
Display information about VSS writers. This can be one of:
status - writer status
metadataSummary - summary of the VSS writers
metadataDetail - detailed information on the VSS writers
shadowInfo
Display information about VSS shadow copies. This can be one of:
all - show information on all shadow copies
<shadow Set GUID> - show information on shadow copies belonging to this shadow set
<shadow Copy GUID> - show information on this shadow copy
deleteShadowCopies
Delete VSS shadow copies. This can be one of:
all - delete all shadow copies
<volume> - delete the oldest shadow copy of this volume
<shadow Set GUID> - delete all shadow copies in this shadow set
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