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snapshot create

Sara Levy
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This command creates a snapshot.

Usage
snapshot create --path PATH
                --name NAME
                [--expiration-time EXPIRATION_TIME]
                [--lock]
Required Parameters

--path PATH

Specifies the path to a directory. The snapshot will include all files and folders under the specified directory at the time of taking the snapshot.

--name NAME

Sets the name of the snapshot.
Options

--expiration-time EXPIRATION_TIME

Specifies a time in the future at which the snapshot should expire.

Specify EXPIRATION_TIME in the format YYYY-mm-ddTHH:MM:SS.

Example: --expiration-time 2019-09-25T22:30:00

--lock

Locks the snapshot. Locking protects the snapshot from deletion.

A locked snapshot is not deleted by any of the following:

  • Exceeding its expiration time

  • Due to its snapshot policy's retention limit

  • User attempted deletion without first unlocking it

Locked snapshots count towards the retention limit of their snapshot policy. If the number of locked snapshots that were created by a given snapshot policy is equal to the retention limit, the snapshot policy stops taking new snapshots.
Example
vcli: admin> snapshot create --path /dev --name snap1 --expiration-time 2020-10-26T21:30:00

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