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repositoryVirtualDisk="repos_XXXX"

[repositoryFullPolicy=(failBaseWrites | purgeSnapImages) |

repositoryFullLimit=percentValue |

autoDeleteLimit=numberOfSnapImages]

• If you attempt to create a snapshot image and either of the two conditions below are present, the creation might

fail:

– The base virtual disk that contains this snapshot image is a member of a Remote Replication group.

– The base virtual disk is currently synchronizing. When synchronization is complete, the snapshot image

creation will complete.

Creating A Snapshot Image

Before creating a snapshot image, you must have at least one snapshot group into which you can add the snapshot

image.

Create a snapshot image using the following command:

create snapImage (snapGroup="snapGroupName" | snapGroups=("snapGroupName1"...

"snapGroupName2 ..."))

where, snapGroupName or snapGroupNames is the name of the snapshot group (or groups) that you specify to

hold the snapshot image.

NOTE: Ensure that you have either existing repositories, enough free capacity nodes, or available unconfigured

capacity for the storage array on which you are creating the snapshot group repository.

Deleting A Snapshot Image

Use the delete snapshot image command to delete the oldest snapshot image from a snapshot group or

consistency group.

After a snapshot image is deleted from a snapshot group:

• The snapshot image is deleted from the storage array.

• The repository’s reserve space is released for reuse within the snapshot group.

• All snapshot virtual disks associated with deleted snapshot image are disabled.

Use the following command to delete a snapshot image from a consistency group:

delete snapImage (snapGroup="snapGroupName" | snapGroups=("snapGroupName1"...

snapGroupNamen")) (deleteCount=numberOfSnapImages |

retainCount=numberOfSnapImages | ignoreSnapVirtualDisk=(TRUE | FALSE) |

snapImageID=OLDEST)

Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk

Creating a snapshot virtual disk of a consistency group creates a viewable virtual disk of specific images in the

consistency group. A consistency group snapshot virtual disk can be made up of a single base virtual disk or multiple

base virtual disks from the consistency group.

This command also allows you to set the following attributes for the snapshot virtual disk:

• read-only

• repository full value

• automatic repository selection