3PAR InForm® OS 2.3.1 CLI Administrator's Manual (320-200180 Rev B, February 2010)

8.4
Virtual Copies
3PAR InForm CLI Administrator’s Manual InForm OS Version 2.3.1
For a complete list of options available for the createsv command, see the InForm OS
Command Line Interface Reference and InForm OS Command Line Interface Help.
If you are using 3PAR Remote Copy, you can optionally promote the virtual copy if the base
volume is in a Remote Copy group. See the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference for
detailed information about the
promotesv command. For details about 3PAR Remote Copy,
see the 3PAR Remote Copy User’s Guide.
8.2.3 Modifying a Virtual Copy
Any existing virtual copy can be modified to have a new name, new allocation warnings and
limits, and adhere to new policies. To modify an existing VV, issue the
setvv command. For
details on all of the
setvv command arguments and their usage, refer to the InForm OS
Command Line Interface Reference.
8.2.4 Removing a Virtual Copy
 To remove a virtual copy, issue the removevv <VV_name> command, where <VV_name> is
the snapshot you are removing.
See the InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference for detailed information about the
removevv command.
8.2.5 Creating a Group of Virtual Copies
The InForm CLI also allows for the creation of consistent group snapshots of a list of virtual
volumes.
 To create group snapshots, issue the creategroupsv <copy_of_VV> command, where
<copy_of_VV> is the name of the virtual volume being copied.
NOTE: To halt volume export, you must delete all VLUNs associated with the
volume as described in 7.19 Unexporting Virtual Volumes on page 7.23. After you
delete all VLUNs, you can use the volume as the destination volume for a physical
copy.
NOTE: If you wish to copy multiple volumes, the <copy_of_VV> argument can
be repeated multiple times on the command line for a single instance of the
creategroupsv command.