Creating snapshots

Automatic or manual snapshots

The snap sched command automatically creates snapshots at preset intervals in a snapshot schedule. You can also create snapshots manually at any time.

Creating snapshots manually

To create a snapshot manually, complete the following step.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: snap create volume_name snapshot_name volume_name is the name of the volume on which you want to create the snapshot. snapshot_name is the name you want to give the snapshot.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

snap create volume_name snapshot_name

volume_name is the name of the volume on which you want to create the snapshot.

snapshot_name is the name you want to give the snapshot.

Note
The snap create command does not accept a snapshot name containing a slash (/); therefore, it is not possible to enter a specific path for the snapshot file.