A.28 clonePdToStorageArray

Clones a physical disk to a storage array.

Syntax

clonePdToStorageArray PhysicalDisk instance target=value cloneType= { SPARSE_COPY | NON_SPARSE_COPY | THIN_CLONE } userFriendlyName=value

Where instance is:

{ id=value | name=value }

Description

This command clones a physical disk to a target storage array.

This command is not supported with a generic ISCSI Oracle VM Storage Connect plug-in. The clone target must be on the same storage array as the source. You cannot clone a disk from one storage array to another.

Options

The following table shows the available options for this command.

Option	Description
`target=value`	The storage array on which to locate the cloned physical disk.
`cloneType=` { `SPARSE_COPY` \| `NON_SPARSE_COPY` \| `THIN_CLONE` }	Whether to clone a sparse, non-sparse or thin-clone physical disk.
{ `id=value` \| `name=value` }	The instance of the object using either the `id` or `name` option, for example `name=MyDisk1`.
`userFriendlyName=value`	An optional parameter to specify a user-friendly name that can be used to identify the physical disk object.

Examples

Example A.39 Cloning a physical disk to a storage array

OVM> clonePdToStorageArray PhysicalDisk name=MyDisk1 target=MyRepository cloneType=SPARSE_COPY