The show snapImage command returns information about the snapshot images that a user had previously created.
This command applies to any individual storage array, including the E2700, E5600, E2800, E5700, EF600 and EF300 arrays, as long as all SMcli packages are installed.
To execute this command on an E2800, E5700, EF600, or EF300 storage array, you must have the Storage Admin role.
show (allSnapImages | snapImage ["snapImageName"] | snapImages ["snapImageName1" ... "snapImageNamen"]]) [summary]
Parameter | Description |
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allSnapImages | The parameter to return information about all of the snapshot images in the storage array. |
snapImage | The name of a snapshot image for which you want to retrieve information. The name of a snapshot image is comprised of two parts:
The identifier for the snapshot image can be one of these:
Enclose the snapshot image name in double quotation marks (" ") inside square brackets ([ ]). |
snapImages | The names of several snapshot images for which you want to retrieve information. Enter the names of the snapshot images using these rules:
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summary | This parameter returns a concise list of information about the snapshot images. |
The name of a snapshot image has two parts separated by a colon (:):
For example, if you want to show snapshot image 12345 in a snapshot group that has the name snapGroup1, you would use this command:
show snapImage ["snapGroup1:12345"];
To show the most recent snapshot image in a snapshot group that has the name snapGroup1, you would use this command:
show snapImage ["snapGroup1:newest"];
To show the snapshot images in several snapshot consistency groups that has the names snapGroup1, snapGroup2, and snapGroup3, you would use this command:
show snapImages ["snapGroup1:12345 snapGroup2:newest snapGroup3:oldest"];
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