Dell PowerVault MD3200 CLI Guide - Page 72
Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks
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The following example of the create snapshotVirtualDisk command includes user-defined parameters: client>smcli 123.45.67.89 -c "create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= \"Mars_Spirit_4\" repositoryRAIDLevel=5 repositoryPhysicalDiskCount=5 physicalDiskType= SAS userLabel=\"Mars_Spirit_4_snap1\" repositoryUserLabel=\"Mars_Spirit_4_rep1\" warningThresholdPercent=75 repositoryPercentOfSource=40 repositoryFullPolicy=failSnapShot;" The following example is the script file version of the command: create snapshotVirtualDisk sourceVirtualDisk= "Mars_Spirit_4" repositoryRAIDLevel=5 repositoryPhysicalDiskCount=5 physicalDiskType= SAS userLabel="Mars_Spirit_4_snap1" repositoryUserLabel="Mars_Spirit_4_rep1" warningThresholdPercent=75 repositoryPercentOfSource=40 repositoryFullPolicy=failSnapShot; NOTE: In the previous examples, the names for the snapshot virtual disk and repository virtual disk are defined by the user. If you do not choose to create names for the snapshot virtual disks or the repository virtual disks, the RAID controller modules provide default names. (See "Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks" on page 72 for an explanation of naming conventions.) Names of Snapshot Virtual Disks and Repository Virtual Disks The names of snapshot virtual disks and repository virtual disks can be any combination of alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and underscores. The maximum length of the virtual disk names is 30 characters. You must enclose the name in quotation marks. The character string cannot contain a new line. Make sure that you use unique names or the RAID controller module firmware returns an error. One technique for naming the snapshot virtual disk and the repository virtual disk is to add a hyphenated suffix to the original name of the source virtual disk. The suffix distinguishes between the snapshot virtual disk and the repository virtual disk. For example, if you have a source virtual disk with a 72 Using the Snapshot Feature