54 Alphabetical list of commands
create snap-pool
Description Creates a snap pool to use for snapshot data. A snap pool is an internal volume and cannot be
mapped.
Syntax
create snap-pool
vdisk vdisk
size size[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]
name
Parameters vdisk vdisk
Name or serial number of the vdisk to create the snap pool in. For vdisk syntax, see Command
syntax on page 21.
size size[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]
Sets the snap-pool size using the current base, as shown by the show cli-parameters command. The
unit can be specified as follows:
• If base 2 is in use: B (bytes), KiB (kibibytes), MiB (mebibytes), or GiB (gibibytes)
• If base 10 is in use: B (bytes), KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes), or GB (gigabytes)
If no unit is specified, the unit is 512-byte blocks. The supported minimum size is 5 GiB or 5.37 GB.
The recommended minimum size is 6 GB/GiB.
name
A name for the new snap pool. The name is case sensitive; cannot include a comma, double quote,
or backslash; and can have a maximum of 20 bytes. A name that includes a space must be
enclosed in double quotes.
Example Create the 20-GB snap pool SP1 on vdisk VD1:
# create snap-pool vdisk VD1 size 20GB SP1
Success: Command completed successfully. (SP1) - The snap-pool was created.
See also • show snap-pools
• show vdisks
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