Diffsnapshotname
The diffsnapshotname option allows you to specify which differential snapshot, on the target filer volume, to use during a snapshot differential backup. This option is only specified if you also specify diffsnapshot=latest.
If this option is not specified, diffsnapshot=latest selects the most recent existing snapshot on the filer volume and uses it as the differential snapshot.
Supported Clients
This option can be used with supported x86_64 Linux clients.
This option can be used with supported Windows clients.
Options File
This option can be specified in the client options file or on the command line.
Syntax
Parameters
- snapshot_name
- Specifies the name of an existing snapshot to use as the differential snapshot.
Examples
- Options file:
-
diffsnapshotname volume_base_snap
diffsnapshotname nightly.?
- Command line:
-
dsmc incr \\DRFiler\UserDataVol_Mirror_Share -snapdiff -useexistingbase -basenameshotname="nightly.?" -diffsnapshot=latest -diffsnapshotname="nightly.?"