Veritas Volume Manager 5.0 Administrator's Guide (September 2006)

489Commands summary
vxsnap [-g diskgroup] make \
source=volume/newvol=snapvol\
/cache=cache_object
Takes a space-optimized instant snapshot
of a volume.
See “Creating instant snapshots” on
page 311.
Example:
# vxsnap -g mydg make \
source=myvol/\
newvol=mysosvol/\
cache=cobj
vxsnap [-g diskgroup] refresh snapshot Refreshes a snapshot from its original
volume.
See “Refreshing an instant snapshot” on
page 329.
Example:
# vxsnap -g mydg refresh \
mysnpvol
vxsnap [-g diskgroup] dis snapshot Turns a snapshot into an independent
volume.
See “Dissociating an instant snapshot” on
page 332.
Example:
# vxsnap -g mydg dis mysnpvol
vxsnap [-g diskgroup] unprepare volume Removes support for instant snapshots and
DRL logging from a volume.
See “Removing support for DRL and
instant snapshots from a volume” on
page 271.
Example:
# vxsnap -g mydg unprepare \
myvol
Table A-7 Administering volumes
Command Description