Space-optimized snapshots supported operations

Table: Space-optimized Snapshots Supported Operations lists the space-optimized snapshots operations that you can perform by using the vxsfadm command.

Table: Space-optimized Snapshots Supported Operations

Operation

Operation alias

Description

setdefaults

None

Generates the default configuration file for an application.

valid

validate

Validates the database environment and the system setup.

snap

snapshot

Creates a snapshot of the volumes by using the specified cache object.

clone

clonedb

Creates an application clone. You can also use this operation to restart a clone if it is unmounted.

mount

snapmount

Mounts the volumes at the specified location.

umount

snapunmount, umount, snapumount

Unmounts the mounted snapshots.

preclone

mountdb

Opens the database in the mount state.

Note:

This operation is specific to Oracle databases.

destroy

delete, remove

Destroys the snapshot.

getvvrinfo

None

Generates a snapshot configuration that can be used on a remote site for cloning replicated database in a VVR setup.