This section shows how to create a snapshot with EVMS:
To create the snapshot using the GUI, follow these steps:
Select ->-> to see a list of EVMS feature objects.
Select .
Click .
Select .
Click .
Select from the list in the "Volume to be Snapshotted" field.
Type snap in the "Snapshot Object Name" field.
Click .
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a snapshot with the GUI context sensitive menu:
From the tab, right click .
Click
Continue creating the snapshot beginning with step 2 of the GUI instructions. You can skip steps 4 and 5 of the GUI instructions.
To create the snapshot, follow these steps:
Select ->-> to see a list of EVMS feature objects.
Select .
Activate .
Select lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region.
Activate .
Press spacebar to edit the "Volume to be Snapshotted" field.
Highlight /dev/evms/vol and press spacebar to select.
Activate .
Highlight "Snapshot Object Name" and press spacebar to edit.
Type snap at the "::" prompt. Press Enter.
Activate .
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a snapshot with the context sensitive menu:
From the Available Objects view, press Enter on lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region.
Activate the menu item.
Continue creating the snapshot beginning with step 6 of the Ncurses instructions.
Use the create command to create a snapshot through the CLI. You pass the "Object" keyword to the create command, followed by the plug-in and its options, and finally the objects.
To determine the options for the plug-in you are going to use, issue the following command:
query: plugins, plugin=Snapshot, list options |
Now construct the create command, as follows:
create: object, Snapshot={original=/dev/evms/vol, snapshot=snap},
"lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region" |