The vxsnap prepare command creates snapshot mirrors of all the volumes in the specified storage group component. You can also specify the volumes for which you want the command to create the snapshots. The snapshot mirrors remain attached to and synchronized with the original volumes.

Syntax for vxsnap prepare command

vxsnap prepare component=<ComponentName>/writer=<WriterName>   
[-b] [source=<Volume>/harddisk=<Hardisk>...]

Example

vxsnap prepare component=exchg_sg/writer="Microsoft Exchange
Writer" -b source=exchg_dv1/harddisk=disk1

The following table summarizes the vxsnap prepare command option.