IBM XIV STORAGE SYSTEM, User Manual

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Chapter 7. Snapshot Set Management
The following sections describe the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) for
Snapshot Set management. Use the cg_snapshot_create command to create the
snapshot group.
See also:
v
Volume Management
v
Volume Snapshot Management
v
Consistency Group Management
The sections are listed as follows:
v
cg_snapshots_create(Creates a snapshot group of a Consistency Group.)
v
snap_group_change_priority(Changes the deletion priority of a snapshot group.)
v
snap_group_delete(Deletes a snapshot group and all its snapshots.)
v snap_group_disband(Disbands a snapshot group into independent snapshots.)
v
snap_group_duplicate(Duplicates an existing snapshot group.)
v snap_group_format(Formats a snapshot group)
v
snap_group_list(Lists all snapshot groups or a specific one.)
v
snap_group_lock(Locks a snapshot group by locking all its snapshot.)
v
snap_group_rename(Renames a snapshot group.)
v
snap_group_restore(Restores the master volumes of a Consistency Group, or a
snapshot group from one of its associated snapshot groups.)
v
snap_group_unlock(Unlocks a snapshot group by unlocking all its snapshots.)
v
snap_group_set_descriptor(Sets a Snapshot Group descriptor.)
v snap_group_get_descriptor(Returns the Snapshot Group's descriptor.)
Snapshotting a Consistency Group
Creates a snapshot group of a Consistency Group.
cg_snapshots_create
cg=cgName < [ snap_group=SnapshotGroupName ]
[ delete_priority=del_value ] [ auto_resume=AutoResume ] > | <overwrite=Name>
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory Default
cg Object name Name of a
Consistency
Group. Y N/A
snap_group Object name Name for the new
snapshot group. N Automatically
generated name.
delete_
priority
Integer The priority for
deleting this
volume when the
system runs out of
snapshot space. N 1
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