backupvolume
Use the backupvolume command to create a volume snapshot.
Syntax
Parameters
- -full
- (Optional) Specifies that the snapshot generation for the volume should be a full snapshot.
- volume_name | volume_id
- (Required) Specifies the volume name or ID for the volume being backed up. The value for the volume name must be an alphanumeric string and the value for the volume ID must be a number.
Description
This command creates a volume snapshot.
The command completes processing when the volume snapshot is taken, and the snapshot is asynchronously transferred to the cloud system.
Important: If a volume belongs to a volume group, you must issue the
backupvolumegroup command instead of the backupvolume command.
An invocation example for creating a full snapshot generation that has existing volume snapshots on the cloud system
backupvolume -full vdisk7The resulting output:
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backupvolume neymar7The resulting output:
No feedbackAn invocation example for creating a backup of a volume that has existing snapshots in the cloud
backupvolume jvardy6The resulting output:
No feedbackAn invocation example for creating a full snapshot for a volume that has existing snapshots in the cloud
backupvolume -full lmessi1The resulting output:
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