Use the mksnap command to create a new snapshot. A snapshot is a consistent copy of a volume or a file system. Snapshots are supported only for Network Appliance filers running Data ONTAP 6.4 or later.
See Also:
"Snapshot Commands" for related commandsYou must have the right to manage devices and change device state to use the mksnap command.
mksn•ap [ --host/-h hostname ] [ --fs/-f filesystem-name ] [ --nowait/-n ] snapshot-name ...
Specifies the name of an NDMP host. If you do not specify a host name, then Oracle Secure Backup uses the value from the host variable.
Specifies the name of an NDMP file system. If you do not specify the --fs option, then the fs variable must be set.
Does not wait for the snapshot operation to complete.
Specifies the name to give the new snapshot. Snapshot names must conform to the filename rules in effect where the snapshot is created.
Example 2-93 creates a new snapshot of the file system /vol/vol0 on the NDMP host named lucy.
Example 2-93 Creating a Snapshot
ob> mksnap --host lucy --fs /vol/vol0 lucy_snap
ob> lssnap --long lucy_snap
File system /vol/vol0:
Max snapshots: 255
Reserved space: 44.8 GB
% reserved space: 30
Snapshot: lucy_snap
Of: /vol/vol0
Taken at: 2005/03/28.20:52
Used %: 0
Total %: 0
Busy: no
Dependency: no