Protecting your data with IBM Storage Protect SnapshotEdit online Backing up dataCreate snapshot backups of your databases and applications with IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot. Integrated the product with IBM® Storage Protect clients to offload backups to an IBM® Storage Protect server. Restoring dataRestore databases with IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot by restoring from a snapshot on the storage subsystem, or restoring data from IBM® Storage Protect.Cloning databasesIBM® Storage Protect Snapshot uses the FlashCopy® or snapshot function of the storage solutions for database cloning. This method eliminates downtime and minimizes the impact on the production database. Usability states of snapshot backup operationsTo view the usability states of a DB2® snapshot backup, enter the following command: ./fcmcli -f inquire_detail. The output from this command shows a comma-separated list of the current usability states. Parent topic: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for DB2