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

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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 vdisk

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

name

Parameters vdisk vdisk

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

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

Sets the volume size using the current base, as shown by show cli-parameters. 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 blocks. The minimum size is 10 GB/GiB.

name

A name for the new snap pool. The 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 the 20-GB snap pool SP1 on vdisk VD1:

# create snap-pool vdisk VD1 size 20GB SP1

Success: Command completed successfully. - The snap-pool was created.