backupvolumegroup

Use the backupvolumegroup command to create a new snapshot for all of the volumes in a volume group.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram backupvolumegroup -fullvolumegroup_namevolumegroup_id

Parameters

-full
(Optional) Specifies a full backup for volume group members.
volumegroup_name | volumegroup_id
(Required) Specifies a volume group ID or name for the volume to back up. The value must be a number for the volume group ID and an alphanumeric string for the volume group name.

Description

This command creates a new snapshot for all of the volumes in a volume group.

The command completes as soon as a snapshot of the volume group is taken. The backup is asynchronously transferred to the cloud. If any of the volume members have a backup or restore in progress, any new volume group backup cannot be taken. The volume backup on each volume member needs to be enabled by using the chvdisk command to enable the volume backup for entire volume group.

An invocation example

To create a backup of a volume group for the first time:

backupvolumegroup volgroup1

The resulting output:

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