HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager Job Command Reference (T3680-96090, October 2012)

• This command cannot be used with some older versions of controller software. For information
on controller version feature support, see the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility
Reference.
• See Resource names and UNC formats.
SnapshotStorageVolume
Creates a snapshot (point-in-time copy) of a storage volume.
Syntax and arguments
When initially inserted into a job, the command syntax and default arguments are:
SnapshotStorageVolume ( %storvol_unc_name%, DEMAND_ALLOCATED, SAME, "", WAIT )
UNC Storage Volume Name (%storvol_unc_name%). Select or enter the UNC name of the storage
volume to copy.
Snapshot Type. Select demand_allocated or fully_allocated.
RAID Level. Select the redundancy level for the copy. Choices are RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6,and
same.
Snapshot Name. Enter a name for the copy.
Wait for Discovery. Select wait or nowait. See Wait/nowait argument.
Examples
SnapshotStorageVolume ( "\\ArrayA2\Cats", DEMAND_ALLOCATED, SAME, "Cats_copy", WAIT )
Comments
• Associated validation commands. ValidateSnapshotStorageVolume.
• Agent and license prerequisites. Requires a local replication license for the storage system on
which the storage volume is located.
• Command result value. Snapshot storage volume name (UNC). For a complete list, see
Command result values.
• OS specifics. None.
• Some storage volumes cannot be copied using snapshot replication. See the HP P6000
Replication Solutions Manager User Guide for snapshot guidelines.
• See Resource names and UNC formats.
SnapshotStorageVolumeToContainer
Creates a preallocated snapshot (point-in-time copy, using a container) of a storage volume.
Syntax and arguments
When initially inserted into a job, the command syntax and default arguments are:
SnapshotStorageVolumeToContainer ( %storvol_unc_name%, %container_unc_name%, DEMAND_ALLOCATED,
NOWAIT )
UNC Storage Volume Name (%storvol_unc_name%). Select or enter the UNC name of the storage
volume to copy.
UNC Container Name (%container_unc_name%). Select or enter the UNC name of the storage
container to use for the snapshot.
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