HP MSA 1040 HP MSA 1040 CLI Reference Guide (762782-001, March 2014) - Page 57
create snap-pool, the recommended minimum size is 50 GB.
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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 The name or serial number of the vdisk to create the snap pool in. For vdisk syntax, see "Command syntax" (page 20). 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. Although a snap pool can be as small as 5.37 GB, the recommended minimum size is 50 GB. name A name for the new snap pool. The name is case sensitive; cannot include a comma, double quote, left angle bracket, or backslash; and can have a maximum of 32 bytes. A name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes. Example Create the 50 GB snap pool SP1 on vdisk VD1: # create snap-pool vdisk VD1 size 50GB SP1 Info: The volume was created. (SP1) Success: Command completed successfully. (2012-01-18 12:29:59) See also • show snap-pools • show vdisks create snap-pool 57