vxsnap prepare


vxsnap prepare
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Creates snapshot mirrors of the volumes in the specified site, vault store group, vault store, or component. The snapshot mirrors remain attached to and synchronized with the original volumes.

Note:

If a volume is used for more than one component, it will be snapshot prepared only once when all the components are specified in vxsnap prepare command. However, when all the components are separately prepared for snapshot mirrors, then the volume gets prepared many times (once for every component).

Syntax

vxsnap prepare [-b] writer=<WriterName>
[site=<SiteName>[/VSG=<VSGName>[/VS=<VSName>]]]
[[/]component=<ComponentName>]

Attributes

The following attributes apply:

[-b]	Run the process as a background process.
*writer=<WriterName>*	Unique ID of the VSS writer, for example, EnterpriseVault. Required if you specify the component.
*site=<SiteName>*	Name of the Enterprise Vault Site.
*VSG=<VSGName>*	Name of the Enterprise Vault Store Group
*VS=<VSName>*	Name of the Enterprise Vault Store
*component=<ComponentName>*	Name of the Enterprise Vault component. For example, Vault Store database, Fingerprint database, or Volume Component, such as index, partitions, etc.

Note:

Any text string that contains spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Example

vxsnap prepare writer=EnterpriseVault
site=site1/vsg=vsg1/vs=vs1 site=site2/component="Index
Location (V:)" component="Directory DB"

The above command prepares all the volumes for a snapshot for the Vaultstore "vs1" of site1/vsg1, "Index Location (V:)" of site2 and "Directory DB".