CLI Guide

5 Using The Snapshot Feature.............................................................................53
Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands.............................................................................................53
Snapshot Images And Groups............................................................................................................ 53
Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups...................................................................... 54
Snapshot Groups...........................................................................................................................54
Snapshot Consistency Groups..................................................................................................... 54
Understanding Snapshot Repositories............................................................................................... 55
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories..................................................................................55
Consistency Groups And Remote Replication...................................................................................55
Creating Snapshot Images..................................................................................................................56
Creating A Snapshot Image.......................................................................................................... 56
Deleting A Snapshot Image...........................................................................................................56
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk................................................................. 57
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image......................................................................... 58
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk.....................58
Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image..........................................................................58
Scheduling Snapshot Images........................................................................................................59
Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback.............................................................. 59
Creating A Snapshot Group..........................................................................................................60
Deleting A Snapshot Group...........................................................................................................61
Reviving A Snapshot Group...........................................................................................................61
Creating A Consistency Group..................................................................................................... 61
Deleting A Consistency Group..................................................................................................... 62
Setting Consistency Group Attributes..........................................................................................62
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group.............................................................63
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group................................................... 63
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk..... 64
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity.................................................. 65
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity.......................................................... 66
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks...............66
6 Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature............................................................ 68
Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk......................................................... 69
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk........................................................................................................70
Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature.................................................................................70
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks.........................................70
Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk..............................................71
Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk.....................................................................................71
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks..................................72
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks............................ 73
User-Defined Parameters............................................................................................................. 74
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