Dell PowerVault MD3420 - Manual (Page 275)

Parameter Description
data Store the data generated by the command at the
location specified by the pathName.
Scheduling Snapshots
NOTE: This command is applicable to both the Snapshot and the Snapshot (Legacy) premium
feature.
Description
You can use the enableSchedule and the schedule parameters to schedule automatic snapshots.
Automatic snapshots can be scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly (by day or by date). The
enableSchedule parameter turns on or off the ability to schedule snapshots. When you enable
scheduling, you use the schedule parameter to define when you want the snapshots to occur.
Parameters
Parameter Description
immediate Begins a snapshot operation immediately; a
snapshot virtual disk is created and a copy-on-
write operation begins.
startDate Defines a specific start date snapshot virtual disk
creation. The format for this option is MM:DD:YY. If
no start date is provided, the current date is used.
For example: startDate=06:27:11.
scheduleDay Defines a day of the week you want to create a
snapshot virtual disk and perform a copy-on-write
operation. The values that you can enter are:
monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday,
friday, saturday, sunday, and all. For example:
scheduleDay=wednesday.
startTime Defines time of a day you want to create a
snapshot virtual disk and start performing a copy-
on-write operation. The format for entering the
time is HH:MM, where HH is the hour and MM is the
minute past the hour. Use a 24-hour clock. For
example: startTime=14:27, which corresponds
to 2:27 PM.
scheduleInterval Amount of time, in minutes that defines a
minimum between two copy-on-write operations.
It is possible for you to create a schedule in which
you have overlapping copy-on-write operations
because of the duration of a copy operation. You
can ensure that copy-on-write operations
maintain a correct interval by using this option. The
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