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Snapshot operation command lines

SnapDrive for UNIX commands are used for Snapshot operations.

The following table gives various command-line options for Snapshot operations.
Operation Command-line options
Create snapdrive snap create [-lun | -dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs] file_spec [file_spec ...] [{-lun | -dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs} file_spec [file_spec ...] ...] -snapname snap_name [-force [-noprompt]] [-unrelated] [-fstype type] [-vmtype type]
Show/List snapdrive snap { show | list } -filervol filervol [filervol...][-verbose]
snapdrive snap { show | list } [-verbose] {-vg | -dg | -fs | -lvol | -hostvol} file_spec [file_spec...] [-fstype type] [-vmtype type]
snapdrive snap [-verbose] [-snapname] long_snap_name [snap_name ...]
snapdrive snap {show| list} [-verbose] [-lun | -vg | -dg | -fs | -lvol | -hostvol] file_spec [file_spec...]
Connect snapdrive snap connect -lun s_lun_name d_lun_name [[-lun] s_lun_name d_lun_name ...] -snapname long_snap_name [-split] [-clone {lunclone | optimal | unrestricted}] [-prefixfv prefixstr] [-verbose]
Note: In a snapdrive snap connect command, the LUN name should be in the format lun_name or qtree_name/lun_name.
snapdrive snap connect fspec_set [fspec_set...] -snapname long_snap_name [-autoexpand] [-autorename] [-nopersist] [-mntopts options] [{-reserve | -noreserve}] [-readonly] [-split] [-clone {lunclone | optimal | unrestricted}] [-prefixfv prefixstr] [-verbose]
Note: The fspec_set argument has the following format:

[-vg | -dg | -fs | -lvol | -hostvol] src_file_spec[dest_file_spec] [{-destdg | -destvg} dgname] [{-destlv | -desthv} lvname]

Rename snapdrive snap rename -[snapname ]old_long_snap_name new_snap_name [-force [-noprompt]]
Restore snapdrive snap restore [-lun | -dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs | -file] file_spec [file_spec ...] [{-lun | -dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs | -file} file_spec [file_spec ...] ...] -snapname snap_name [-force [-noprompt]] [-mntopts options][{-reserve | -noreserve}] [-vbsr [preview|execute]]
Disconnect snapdrive snap disconnect -lun long_lun_name [lun_name...] [-fstype type] [-vmtype type][-split]
snapdrive snap disconnect {-dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs} file_spec [file_spec ...] [{-dg | -vg | -hostvol | -lvol | -fs} file_spec [file_spec ...] ...] [-full] [-fstype type] [-vmtype type] [-split]
Delete snapdrive snap delete [-snapname] long_snap_name [snap_name...][-verbose] [-force [-noprompt]]