HP StorageWorks 2300 Family Modular Smart Array CLI reference guide (500912-002, July 2010)

40 Alphabetical list of commands

create snapshots

Description Creates a snapshot of each specified source volume. The source volume can be a standard volume

or a master volume. The first time a snapshot is created of a standard volume, the volume is

converted to a master volume and a snap pool is created. The snap pool's size is 20% of the volume

size or 10 GB, whichever is larger. Before creating or scheduling snapshots, verify that the vdisk has

enough free space to contain the snap pool.

Syntax

create snapshots

volumes volumes

[master-volumes master-volumes]

snap-names

Parameters volumes volumes

A comma-separated list of standard or master volumes to take snapshots of. A standard volume is

converted to a master volume before a snapshot is taken. For syntax, see Command syntax.

master-volumes master-volumes

Deprecated; use the volumes parameter.

snap-names

A comma-separated list of names for the resulting snapshots. A name is case sensitive, cannot

include a comma, double quote, or backslash, and can have a maximum of 20 bytes. A name that

includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.

Example Create snapshots of standard volume V1 and master volume V2:

# create snapshots volumes V1,V2 V1snap,V2snap

Success: Command completed successfully. (V1snap) - Snapshot(s) were created.