chsnapshot

Use the chsnapshot command to change the name or the ownership group of an existing snapshot.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram chsnapshot -namenew_name-ownershipgroupname_or_id-snapshotidsnapshot_id-snapshotname-volumegroupvolumegroup_id_or_nameor volumegroup_uuid-snapshotname-parentuidid

Parameters

-name new_name
(Optional) Specifies the new name of the snapshot.
-snapshot name
(Optional) Specifies the name of the changed snapshot.
-ownershipgroup name_or_id
(Optional) Specifies the name or ID of the new ownership group.
-volumegroup volumegroup_id_or_nameor volumegroup_uuid
(Optional) Specifies the name or ID of the volume group with the snapshot to be modified.
-parentuid id
(Optional) Specifies the UID identifying the parent volumes of the snapshot to be changed.
-snapshotid snapshot_id
(Optional) Specifies the ID of the snapshot to be changed.
Note: chsnapshot is not currently supported for use with highly available snapshots.
Note: This command is available during the upgrade process.
When using the partition IP address to run this command, consider the following:
  • The user must identify objects using the name or UUID. Short IDs cannot be specified when using the partition IP address.
  • Only objects belonging to the partition can be created or acted upon. When creating new objects, the -partition parameter will be auto-populated for the partition. You cannot move items out of a partition when using the partition IP address.

An invocation example

chsnapshot -name midday -snapshot noon -volumegroup volumegroup12

The resulting output:

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