PowerScaleOneFS CLI Command Reference

Syntax

isi snapshot schedules create <name> <path> <pattern> <schedule>
  [--alias | -a <alias>]
  [--duration | -x <duration>]
  [--verbose | -v] 
  [--help | -f] 

Required Privileges

ISI_PRIV_SNAPSHOT

Options

<name>

Specifies a name for the snapshot schedule.

<path>

Specifies the path of the directory to include in the snapshots.

<pattern>

Specifies a naming pattern for snapshots created according to the schedule.

<schedule>

Specifies how often snapshots are created.

Specify in the following format:

"<interval> [<frequency>]"

Specify <interval> in one of the following formats:

• Every [{other | <integer>}] {weekday | day}

• Every [{other | <integer>}] week [on <day>]

• Every [{other | <integer>}] month [on the <integer>]

• Every [<day>[, ...] [of every  [{other | <integer>}] week]]

• The last {day | weekday | <day>} of every [{other | <integer>}] month

• The <integer> {weekday | <day>} of every [{other | <integer>}] month

• Yearly on <month> <integer>

• Yearly on the {last | <integer>} [weekday | <day>] of <month>

Specify <frequency> in one of the following formats:

• at <hh>[:<mm>] [{AM | PM}]

• every [<integer>] {hours | minutes} [between <hh>[:<mm>] [{AM | PM}] and <hh>[:<mm>] [{AM | PM}]]

• every [<integer>] {hours | minutes} [from <hh>[:<mm>] [{AM | PM}] to <hh>[:<mm>] [{AM | PM}]]

You can optionally append "st", "th", or "rd" to <integer>. For example, you can specify "Every 1st month"

Specify <day> as any day of the week or a three-letter abbreviation for the day. For example, both "saturday" and "sat" are valid.

--alias <alias>

Specifies an alias for the latest snapshot generated based on the schedule. The alias enables you to quickly locate the most recent snapshot that was generated according to the schedule.

Specify as any string.

{--duration | -x} <duration>

Specifies how long snapshots generated according to the schedule are stored on the cluster before OneFS automatically deletes them.

Specify in the following format:

<integer><units>

The following <units> are valid:

Y

Specifies years

M

Specifies months

W

Specifies weeks

D

Specifies days

H

Specifies hours

{--verbose | -v}

Display more detailed information.

{--help | -f}

Display help for this command.