CLI Guide

Before Using Snapshot CLI Commands.............................................................................................54
Snapshot Images And Groups............................................................................................................ 54
Snapshot Groups And Snapshot Consistency Groups...................................................................... 55
Snapshot Groups...........................................................................................................................55
Snapshot Consistency Groups......................................................................................................55
Understanding Snapshot Repositories............................................................................................... 56
Snapshot Consistency Group Repositories..................................................................................56
Consistency Groups And Remote Replication.................................................................................. 56
Creating Snapshot Images..................................................................................................................57
Creating A Snapshot Image...........................................................................................................57
Deleting A Snapshot Image...........................................................................................................57
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk................................................................. 58
Creating A Consistency Group Snapshot Image......................................................................... 59
Deleting A Snapshot Virtual Disk Or A Consistency Group Snapshot Virtual Disk.....................59
Deleting A Consistency Group Snapshot Image..........................................................................59
Scheduling Snapshot Images....................................................................................................... 60
Starting, Stopping And Resuming A Snapshot Rollback..............................................................60
Creating A Snapshot Group.......................................................................................................... 61
Deleting A Snapshot Group.......................................................................................................... 62
Reviving A Snapshot Group.......................................................................................................... 62
Creating A Consistency Group..................................................................................................... 62
Deleting A Consistency Group..................................................................................................... 63
Setting Consistency Group Attributes..........................................................................................63
Adding A Member Virtual Disk To A Consistency Group............................................................ 64
Removing A Member Virtual Disk From A Consistency Group...................................................64
Changing The Pre-read Consistency Check Setting Of An Overall Repository Virtual Disk..... 65
Setting Snapshot Virtual Disk Repository Virtual Disk Capacity.................................................. 66
Setting Snapshot Group Repository Virtual Disk Capacity.......................................................... 67
Reviving Disk Groups, Physical Disks, Snapshot Groups, And Snapshot Virtual Disks............... 67
6 Using The Snapshot (Legacy) Feature............................................................ 69
Using Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk..........................................................70
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk.........................................................................................................71
Enabling The Snapshot Virtual Disk Feature................................................................................. 71
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With User-Assigned Physical Disks......................................... 71
Preparing Host Servers To Create An Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk............................................. 72
Creating The Initial Snapshot Virtual Disk.................................................................................... 72
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk With Software-Assigned Physical Disks..................................73
Creating A Snapshot Virtual Disk By Specifying A Number Of Physical Disks............................ 74
User-Defined Parameters..............................................................................................................75
Names Of Snapshot Virtual Disks And Repository Virtual Disks.................................................. 77
Changing Snapshot Virtual Disk Settings............................................................................................77
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