Vxsnap keywords

The vxsnap utility has the following keywords:

prepare

Creates snapshot mirrors of the volumes in the specified component. The snapshot mirrors remain attached to and synchronized with the original volumes.

Note:

Either the prepare or start keyword may be used in the CLI; however prepare is recommended.

create

Creates simultaneous snapshots of all volumes in the specified component, providing a point-in-time snapshot set.

reattach

Reattaches and resynchronizes an existing snapshot set to the original database volumes.

restore

Restores a SQL database from a snapshot set.

You can view an online description of the command syntax by typing the following:

vxsnap keyword -?