Dell PowerVault MD3060e Series, Cli Manual

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Parameter Description
storageArrayName Apply the command to the named storage array.
data Store the data generated by the command at the location
specified by the
pathName
.
Scheduling Snapshots
You can use the
enableSchedule
and the
schedule
parameters to schedule automatic snapshots. Automatic
snapshots can be scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly (by day or by date). The
enableSchedule
parameter turns on
or off the ability to schedule snapshots. When you enable scheduling, you use the
schedule
parameter to define when
you want the snapshots to occur.
Parameters
Parameter Description
immediate Begins a snapshot operation immediately; a snapshot
virtual disk is created and a copy-on-write operation
begins.
startDate Defines a specific start date snapshot virtual disk
creation. The format for this option is
MM:DD:YY
. If no
start date is provided, the current date is used. For
example:
startDate=06:27:11
.
scheduleDay Defines a day of the week you want to create a snapshot
virtual disk and perform a copy-on-write operation. The
values that you can enter are:
monday
,
tuesday
,
wednesday
,
thursday
,
friday
,
saturday
,
sunday
, and all. For example:
scheduleDay=wednesday
.
startTime Defines time of a day you want to create a snapshot
virtual disk and start performing a copy-on-write
operation. The format for entering the time is
HH:MM
,
where
HH
is the hour and
MM
is the minute past the hour.
Use a 24-hour clock. For example:
startTime=14:27
,
which corresponds to 2:27 PM.
scheduleInterval Amount of time, in minutes that defines a minimum
between two copy-on-write operations. It is possible for
you to create a schedule in which you have overlapping
copy-on-write operations because of the duration of a
copy operation. You can ensure that copy-on-write
operations maintain a correct interval by using this option.
The maximum value for the
scheduleInterval
option
is 1440 minutes. For example:
scheduleInterval=180
.
endDate Specific date to stop creating a snapshot virtual disk and
end the copy-on-write operations. The format is
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