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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System CLI Guide

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set task

Description

Changes parameters for a TakeSnapshot or VolumeCopy task. For these types of tasks, you can change parameters other than name, type, or associated volumes. If you change the parameters for a running task, the changes will take effect the next time the task runs.

If you want to change parameters for a ResetSnapshot task or the name, type, or associated volumes for another type of task, create a new task to replace the existing one.
Minimum role manage
Syntax

set task

[last-snapshot]

[replication-set]

[retention-count #]

[snapshot-prefix prefix]

name
Parameters [last-snapshot]

Optional. For a Replicate task this specifies to replicate the most recent snapshot of the primary volume. This snapshot may have been created either manually or by the snapshot history feature.

[replication-set]

Optional. For a Replicate task this specifies the ID of the replication set to replicate.

[retention-count #]

Optional. For a TakeSnapshot task this specifies the number of snapshots created by this task to retain, from 1 to 8 if the large-pools feature is enabled, or from 1 to 16 if the large-pools feature is disabled. When a new snapshot exceeds this limit, the oldest snapshot with the same prefix is deleted. If you reduce the retention count for a task, excess snapshots will be removed the next time the task runs.

[snapshot-prefix prefix]
Optional. For a TakeSnapshot task this specifies a label to identify snapshots created by this task. 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.
name
The name of the task to change. 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 Change parameters for a TakeSnapshot-type task named Snap.

# set task snapshot-prefix VD1v1 retention-count 2 Snap
See also

create task

delete task

set schedule

show schedules

show tasks

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