SANtricity 11.8 Commands ( CA08871-194 ～ 196 )
Create snapshot volume
The create snapVolume command creates a snapshot volume with read-write capabilities for snapshot images of a base volume.
Supported Series
This command applies to any individual storage system, including the HB2100/HB2200/HB2300, HB5100/HB5200, AB6100 and AB3100 series, as long as all SMcli packages are installed.
Roles
To execute this command on an HB2100/HB2200/HB2300, HB5100/HB5200, AB6100, or AB3100 storage system, you must have the Storage Admin role.
Context
You can map the snapshot volume to a host and all of the host writes reside in the repository volume associated with the snapshot volume. You can assign the new snapshot volume to an existing repository volume, or you can create a new repository volume in a volume group or disk pool.
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You cannot use this command for a snapshot image that is used in online volume copy. |
Syntax
create snapVolume userLabel="snapVolumeName" snapImageID="snapCGID:imageID" [(repositoryVolume="repos_xxxx"] [repositoryVolume=(volumeGroupName[capacity=capacityValue]] [repositoryVolume=(diskPoolName[capacity=capacityValue)]] [repositoryFullLimit=percentValue]
Parameters
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The name that you want to give to a snapshot volume. Enclose the snapshot volume name in double quotation marks (" "). |
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The alphanumeric identifier of a snapshot image that you want to add to the new snapshot volume. The identifier of a snapshot image is comprised of two parts:
The identifier for the snapshot image can be one of these:
Enclose the snapshot image name in double quotation marks (" "). |
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The name of the repository volume that holds changed data from the snapshot image. You have two options for defining the name of a repository volume:
The name of an existing repository volume is comprised of two parts:
Enclose the name of the existing repository volume in double quotation marks (" "). If you want to create a new repository volume when you run this command you must enter the name of either a volume group or a disk pool in which you want the repository volume. Optionally, you can also define the capacity of the repository volume. If you want to define the capacity you can use these values:
If you do not use the capacity option, the storage management software sets the capacity to 20 percent of the base volume capacity. When you run this command the storage management software creates the repository volume for the snapshot volume. |
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The percentage of repository capacity at which you receive a warning that the snapshot repository volume is nearing full. Use integer values. For example, a value of 70 means 70 percent. The default value is 75. |
Notes
You can use any combination of alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), hyphen (-), and pound (#) for the names. Names can have a maximum of 30 characters.
The identifier of a snapshot image has two parts separated by a colon (:):
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The name of the snapshot group
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The identifier of the snapshot image
For example, if you want to create a snapshot volume named snapData1 using the most recent snapshot image in a snapshot group that has the name snapGroup1 with a maximum fill limit of 80 percent for the repository volume, you would use this command:
create snapVolume userLabel="snapData1" snapImageID="snapGroup1:newest" repositoryVolume="repos_1234" repositoryFullLimit=80;
The repository volume identifier is automatically created by the storage management software and the firmware when you create a new snapshot group. You cannot rename the repository volume because renaming the repository volume breaks the linkage with the snapshot images.
