VERITAS File System 4.1 Administrator's Guide

Storage Checkpoints
What is Storage Checkpoint ?
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Storage Checkpoints can be taken in environments with a large number of files (for example,
file servers with millions of files) with little adverse impact on performance. Because the file
system does not remain frozen during Storage Checkpoint creation, applications can access
the file system even while the Storage Checkpoint is taken. However, Storage Checkpoint
creation may take several minutes to complete depending on the number of files in the file
system.