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arcconf snapshot

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Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 25 arcconf snapshot Create or manage a logical drive snapshot. Syntax ARCCONF SNAPSHOT ... [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the controller number Commands: ● map-display logical drives and any snapshot state. ● stop -Remove the snapshot associated with the given Logical drive. ● backup -Create a new snapshot, copying the full contents of the source to the target. ● nobackup -Create a new snapshot, copying only changes to the source to the target. Noprompt: No prompt for confirmation. Example ARCCONF SNAPSHOT 1 MAP arcconf task Performs a task on a logical drive. Syntax ARCCONF TASK TASK START LOGICALDRIVE [noprompt] TASK STOP LOGICALDRIVE TASK START DEVICE [noprompt] TASK STOP DEVICE Parameters Controller# is the controller number LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive in which the task is to be performed ● Logical drive options: ● verify_fix (Verify with fix)-verifies the logical drive redundancy and repairs the drive if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the logical drive redundancy without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● Physical device options: ● verify_fix-verifies the disk media and repairs the disk if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the disk media without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● initialize-returns a drive to the READY state (erases the metadata).

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Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility
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arcconf snapshot
Create or manage a logical drive snapshot.
Syntax
ARCCONF SNAPSHOT <Controller#> <COMMAND> ... [noprompt]
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
Commands:
map—display logical drives and any snapshot state.
stop <Logicaldrive#>—Remove the snapshot associated with the given Logical drive.
backup <source Logicaldrive#> <target Logicaldrive#>—Create a new snapshot, copying
the full contents of the source to the target.
nobackup <source Logicaldrive#> <target Logicaldrive#>—Create a new snapshot,
copying only changes to the source to the target.
Noprompt: No prompt for confirmation.
Example
ARCCONF SNAPSHOT 1 MAP
arcconf task
Performs a task on a logical drive.
Syntax
ARCCONF TASK
TASK START <Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#> <options>[noprompt]
TASK STOP
<Controller#> LOGICALDRIVE <LogicalDrive#>
TASK START <Controller#> DEVICE <Channel> <ID> <options>[noprompt]
TASK STOP
<Controller#> DEVICE <Channel> <ID>
Parameters
Controller# is the controller number
LogicalDrive# is the number of the logical drive in which the task is to be performed
Logical drive options:
verify_fix (Verify with fix)—verifies the logical drive redundancy and repairs the drive if
bad data is found.
verify—verifies the logical drive redundancy without repairing bad data.
clear—removes all data from the drive.
Physical device options:
verify_fix—verifies the disk media and repairs the disk if bad data is found.
verify—verifies the disk media without repairing bad data.
clear—removes all data from the drive.
initialize—returns a drive to the READY state (erases the metadata).