HP P2000 G3 MSA System CLI Reference Guide 59
create snap-pool
Description Creates a snap pool to use for snapshot data. A snap pool is an internal volume and cannot be
mapped.
Syntax
create snap-pool
vdisk vdisk
size size[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]
name
Parameters vdisk vdisk
Name or serial number of the vdisk to create the snap pool in. For vdisk syntax, see Command
syntax on page 22.
size size[B|KB|MB|GB|TB|KiB|MiB|GiB|TiB]
Sets the snap-pool size using the current base, as shown by the show cli-parameters command. The
unit can be specified as follows:
• If base 2 is in use: B (bytes), KiB (kibibytes), MiB (mebibytes), or GiB (gibibytes).
• If base 10 is in use: B (bytes), KB (kilobytes), MB (megabytes), or GB (gigabytes).
If no unit is specified, the unit is 512-byte blocks. The supported minimum size is 5 GiB or 5.37 GB.
NOTE: In rare cases, a large amount of I/O can cause a snap pool that is too small to fill quickly.
This can result in all snapshots being deleted due to the snap pool running out of space. If you
expect the snap pool to have a high rate of data change, use the show snap-pools command to view
the snap pool’s size. If it is less than 50 GB, use the expand snap-pool command to expand its size
to at least 50 GB.
name
A name for the new snap pool. The name is case sensitive; cannot include a comma, double quote,
left angle bracket, or backslash; and can have a maximum of 20 bytes. A name that includes a
space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Example Create the 50 GB snap pool SP1 on vdisk VD1:
# create snap-pool vdisk VD1 size 50GB SP1
Info: The volume was created. (SP1)
Success: Command completed successfully. (2012-01-18 12:29:59)
See also • show snap-pools
• show vdisks
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