3.6.0 Matrix Server 3.6.0 Administration Guide (5697-7081, December 2007)

Chapter 11: Manage Hardware Snapshots 132

Snapshots appear on the Management Console beneath the entry for the

filesystem, while snapclones appear as a separate filesystem. Each

snapshot or snapclone is assigned a Matrix Server psd or psv device

name. In the following example, the first two filesystem entries are

snapclones. The next entry is a regular filesystem, and is followed by

snapshots of the filesystem.

To create a snapshot from the command line, first run the following

command to determine the available options for the specified volume:

mx snapshot showcreateopt <volume>

Then run the following command to create the snapshot:

mx snapshot create [--terse] [<options>] <volume>

The --terse option causes only the name of the snapshot volume to be

printed on success.

Errors During Snapshot Operations

If the snapshot operation could not be completed, errors will be reported

to the matrix event log. You will need to review these errors and may

need to delete any partial snapshots by using the Management

Appliance.