Avago Technologies MegaRAID Fast Path Software - Manual (Page 266)

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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 5: MegaRAID Command Tool | Recovery (Snapshot)-Related Options
5.20.2 Disable the Snapshot Feature Use the command in the following table to enable the snapshot feature on a selected
virtual drive.
5.20.3 Take a Snapshot of a Volume Use the command in the following table to take a snapshot of a volume at designated
point-in-time .
5.20.4 Set the Snapshot Properties Use the command in the following table to set the snapshot properties..
Table 125: Disable the Snapshot Feature
Convention MegaCli -Snapshot -Dsbl -Lx -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Disables the snapshot on the source virtual drive.
-Lx : x specifies the source LD number on which to disable snapshot.
Table 126: Take Snapshot of Volume
Convention MegaCli -Snapshot -TakeSnapshot [-snapshotName name]
[-CreateView [-ViewName view_name] [-RW|RO|Blocked]
[-szXXX]] -LN|-L0,1,2 -aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Takes a snapshot of a volume at designated point-in-time.
-snapshotName name : (Optional) If specified, the snapshot is created
with the name you enter for it.
-CreateView : (Optional) If specified, this option creates a view for the
snapshot. A view contains the content from the point-in-time [PiT] when the
snapshot was made.
-ViewName view_name : (Optional) Specifies the name of the view you
created.
-RW|RO|Blocked : (Optional) Specifies the access policy of the view.
-szXXX : Specifies the size of the view in MB where XXX is a decimal
number.
-LN : N specifies the source LD number for the command.
Table 127: Set the Snapshot Properties
Convention MegaCli -Snapshot -SetProp {-AutoSnapshot -val} |
{-AutoDeleteOldestSnapshot -val} -Lx
-aN|-a0,1,2|-aALL
Description Sets the Snapshot properties, such as AutoSnapshot and
AutoDeleteOldestSnapshot
.
-AutoSnapshot : If the value is 0, this command disables the
AutoSnapshot feature on source virtual drive. If the value is 1, it enables the
AutoSnapshot feature on source virtual drive.
-AutoDeleteOldestSnapshot : If the value is 0, this command disables
the AutoDeleteOldestSnapshot feature on the source virtual drive. If
the value is 1, it enables the AutoDeleteOldestSnapshot feature on
the source virtual drive.
-Lx: x specifies the source LD number for the command.