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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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create snapshots

Description Creates a snapshot of each specified source volume. This command applies to virtual storage only.

The source volume can be a base volume or a snapshot.

Minimum role manage
Syntax create snapshots

volumes volumes

snap-names
Parameters volumes volumes

A comma-separated list of the names or serial numbers of 1 to 16 source volumes of which to create snapshots. A name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.

snap-names
A comma-separated list of names for the resulting snapshots. Snapshot names must be unique system-wide. Input rules:
  • The value is case-sensitive.
  • The value can have a maximum of 32 bytes.
  • The value can include spaces and printable UTF-8 characters except: " , < \
  • A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Examples Create snapshots of volumes V4 and V5.

# create snapshots volumes V4,V5 V4snap,V5snap

See also

show snapshots

show volumes

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