VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Volume Tasks
Creating a Snapshot Copy of a File System
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Notes:
• This task requires a file system name, a snapshot mount point, and a
snapshot size.
• The file system snapshot task is only available for vxfs file systems.
• The snapshot file system is an exact copy of the original file system at
the time the snapshot was created.
• After you create the snapshot copy of the file system, remember to
back it up to tape or some other media. Remove the snapshot file
system when it is no longer needed.
• Users can continue to use the original file system during this
snapshot backup procedure.
• Refer to the vxfs documentation for guidelines on choosing the
snapshot file system size.