3.7.0 HP StorageWorks HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software command reference guide HP Scalable NAS for Linux (AG513-96003, October 2009)

mx snapshot – snapshot commands
Use the following commands to create or destroy hardware snapshots.
DescriptionCommand
Create a snapshotcreate
Destroy a snapshotdestroy
Show snapshot options for the storage array associated with a volumeshowcreateopt
create—Create a snapshot
mx snapshot create [--terse] [<options>] <volume>
<volume> is the psd or psv device containing the filesystem that you want to
snapshot. The --terse option causes only the name of the snapshot volume to be
printed on success.
Before creating a snapshot, you will need to determine the options available for the
snapshot. Each type of array (for example, HP EVA or XP) provides its own set of
snapshot options. To see the options available for the array containing the volume
that you want to snapshot, run the following command. In the command, <volume>
is the psd or psv device containing the filesystem that you want to snapshot.
mx snapshot showcreateopt <volume>
destroy—Destroy a snapshot
mx snapshot destroy <volume>
Before deleting a snapshot volume, you will need to determine which psd or psv
volume contains the snapshot. The following command reports the volumes used by
the existing snapshots.
mx fs status ––snapshots
This command cannot be used to delete a snapclone. Instead, deport the volume
containing the snapclone and then delete the LUN(s) using the appropriate
array-specific utilities.
showcreateopt—Show snapshot options for the storage array associated with a
volume
mx snapshot showcreateopt <volume>
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