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• HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager Command Line Interface User Guide
• Contents
• 1 Overview
  • Modes of command execution
    • Interactive mode
    • Single command mode
    • Script mode
  • Constraints on name strings
  • Known limitations
    • Working with dynamic volumes in Windows 2003/2008
    • Expanding a partition (file system) on Windows 2003/2008
    • Redhat Linux v4.7 does not load SG module automatically
    • Virtual disks in DPM groups
  • General comments
    • Template/root names
    • Synchronous and asynchronous operations
    • Supported operations and commands
• 2 Using the VSM command line interface
  • Syntax
    • Syntax rules
    • Basic interactive help (console mode)
    • Summary of special symbols
    • Returned execution status
  • CLI file location
  • Automating storage-related tasks
    • Creating PiTs
    • Creating multiple copies
    • Backup
  • CLI command guidance
    • General CLI control commands
      • AllowExecErrors and DisallowExecErrors commands
      • GoTo command
      • OnErrorGoTo command
      • Pause command
      • Quit command
    • Multiple VSM domains
      • ListVSMDomains command
      • ListVSMs command
      • SelectVSMDomain command
    • Virtual disk manager commands
      • BackupSetup command
      • ChangePresentation command
      • CreateVirtualDisk command
      • CreateVirtualDiskWithLun command
      • DeleteVirtualDisk command
      • ExpandPartition command
      • ExpandVirtualDisk command
      • ExpandVirtualDiskOnThisComputer command
      • GetBackEndLuName command
      • GetMyHostInfo command
      • GetVirtualDiskData command
      • GetVirtualDiskName command
      • GetVirtualDiskNames command
      • GetVersion command
      • ListHosts command
      • ListStoragePools command
      • ListVirtualDisks command
      • RescanDevices command
    • Snapshot commands
      • CreatePiT command
      • CreateSnapshot command
      • CreateSnapshotOnLastPiT command
      • CreateSnapshotWithLun command
      • CreateSnapshotWithLunOnLastPiT command
      • DeletePiTOrSnapshot command
      • GetCreationTime command
      • GetSnapshotData command
      • ListPiTsChain command
      • ListSnapshots command
      • ListSnapshotsChain command
      • PurgePiTsOrSnapshots command
      • WaitForObjectCreation command
    • Snapclone commands
      • AddSnapcloneTaskEx command
      • AddVDGSnapcloneTaskEx command
      • CreateRemoteSnapcloneGroup command
      • CreateSnapcloneGroup command
      • CreateVDGSnapcloneGroup command
      • GetSnapcloneGroupInfo command
      • GetSnapcloneTaskInfo command
      • ListSnapcloneGroups command
      • ListSnapcloneTasks command
      • ManageSnapcloneGroup command
      • ManageSnapcloneTask command
    • Virtual disk group commands
      • AddVirtualDiskToVDGroup command
      • AddVirtualDiskToVDGWithAsyncMirror command
      • CreateVDGroup command
      • CreateVDGroupPiT command
      • CreateVDGroupSnapshot command
      • CreateVDGroupSnapshotOnLastPiT command
      • DeleteVDGroup command
      • DeleteVDGroupPiT command
      • DeleteVDGroupSnapshot command
      • GetVDGroupInfo command
      • ListVDGroupPiTs command
      • ListVDGroups command
      • ListVDGroupSnapshots command
      • PurgeVDGroupPiTs command
      • PurgeVDGroupSnapshots command
      • RemoveVirtualDisksFromVDGroup command
    • Asynchronous mirror commands
      • AddAsyncMirrorTaskToGroup command
      • AddVDGAsyncMirrorTaskToGroup command
      • BreakAllLocalAsyncMirrorGroups command
      • BreakAllLocalAsyncMirrorTasks command
      • BreakAllRemoteAsyncMirrorGroups command
      • BreakAllRemoteAsyncMirrorTasks command
      • BreakLocalAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • BreakLocalAsyncMirrorTask command
      • BreakRemoteAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • BreakRemoteAsyncMirrorTask command
      • CreateAsyncMirrorGroupEx command
      • CreateAsyncMirrorUserPiT command
      • CreateAsyncMirrorUserPiTEx command
      • CreateVDGAsyncMirrorGroupEx command
      • DeleteLocalAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • DeleteRemoteAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • GetAllAsyncMirrorGroupsInfo command
      • GetAllAsyncMirrorTasksInfo command
      • GetAsyncMirrorGroupInfo command
      • GetAsyncMirrorTaskInfo command
      • PauseAllLocalAsyncMirrorGroups command
      • PauseAllLocalAsyncMirrorTasks command
      • PauseLocalAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • PauseLocalAsyncMirrorTask command
      • ResumeAllLocalAsyncMirrorGroups command
      • ResumeAllLocalAsyncMirrorTasks command
      • ResumeLocalAsyncMirrorGroup command
      • ResumeLocalAsyncMirrorTask command
    • Synchronous mirror commands
      • AddSyncMirrorTaskToGroup command
      • BreakSyncMirrorTask command
      • ChangeSyncMirrorGroupMode command
      • CreateSyncMirrorGroup command
      • CreateSyncMirrorPiT command
      • DeleteSyncMirrorGroup command
      • DeleteSyncMirrorPiT command
      • GetSyncMirrorGroupInfo command
      • ListSyncMirrorGroups command
      • ListSyncMirrorPiTs command
      • ResumeSyncMirrorAllForce command
      • ResumeSyncMirrorGroup command
      • ResumeSyncMirrorGroupForce command
      • ResyncMirrorGroup command
    • Migration commands
      • GetMigrationInfo command
      • ListMigrations command
      • ManageMigration command
      • MigrateVirtualDisk command
    • Data Path Module commands
      • ChangeActiveDpm command
      • GetDpmInfo command
      • SetUDHVirtualDiskLun command
    • Operating system related commands
      • FlushCache command
      • MountVirtualDisk command
      • Run command
      • UnmountVirtualDisk command
• 3 Server-free backup with the VSM CLI
  • Typical server-free backup process
  • Server-free backup for a non-Windows operating system
    • Automating a server-free backup for a non-Windows operating system
    • Scheduling of scripts
  • Server-free backup for the Windows operating system
• 4 Creating a PiT and snapshot with Microsoft VSS
  • SVSP VSS Hardware Provider
  • Using the Microsoft VSS to create a persistent PiT and snapshot
    • Using Microsoft VSS to create a PiT and snapshot
    • Using Microsoft VSS to create a user PiT for asynchronous mirrors
• 5 Using the VSM API to traverse the snapshot tree
• 6 Error code list
• 7 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Before you contact HP
    • HP contact information
  • Subscription service
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
  • HP websites
  • Documentation feedback
• A Advanced CLI commands
  • Advanced CLI commands
    • CreateSnapcloneGroupEx command
    • ExpandPartitionEx command
    • PurgeVirtualDisks command
    • RestoreSnapshot command
    • RollBack command
    • RollBackVDGroupPiT command
• Glossary
• Index