HP MSA 2040 CLI Reference Guide

58 Alphabetical list of commands

create snap-pool

Description Creates a snap pool to use for snapshot data. A snap pool is an internal volume and cannot be

mapped.

Syntax

create snap-pool

vdisk

size

[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]

name

Parameters vdisk

vdisk

The name or serial number of the vdisk to create the snap pool in. For vdisk syntax, see "Command

syntax" (page 20).

size

[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]

Sets the snap-pool size using the current base, as shown by the show cli-parameters command. The

unit can be specified as follows:

• If base 2 is in use: B (bytes), KiB (kibibytes), MiB (mebibytes), or GiB (gibibytes)

• If base 10 is in use: B (bytes), KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes), or GB (gigabytes)

If no unit is specified, the unit is 512-byte blocks. Although a snap pool can be as small as 5.37 GB,

the recommended minimum size is 50 GB.

name

A name for the new snap pool. The name is case sensitive; cannot include a comma, double quote,

left angle bracket, or backslash; and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. A name that includes a

space must be enclosed in double quotes.

Example Create the 50 GB snap pool SP1 on vdisk VD1:

# create snap-pool vdisk VD1 size 50GB SP1

Info: The volume was created. (SP1)

Success: Command completed successfully. (2012-01-18 12:29:59)