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Update a shadow copy

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PATCH /protocols/cifs/shadow-copies/{client_uuid}

Introduced In: 9.11

Specify list Files to be added as a part of Shadowcopy creation

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

restore

boolean

query

False

Indicates whether to restore a directory

Request Body

Name Type Description

_links

_links

client_uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the client's shadow copy.

destination_dir

string

The path of the destination directory. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the volume.

files

array[string]

The list of files to shadow copy in the share. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the share.

shadowcopy_set

shadowcopy_set

share

share

source_dir

string

The path of the source directory. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the volume.

svm

svm

SVM, applies only to SVM-scoped objects.

uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the storage's shadow copy.

volume

volume

The name of the volume where the source and destination directories reside.

with_content

boolean

Specifies what needs to be restored. False specifies the directory only. True indicates the directory and its content.

Example request
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "client_uuid": "abc13450-1f19-40ba-9b82-ebf277517e7e",
  "destination_dir": "/dir2",
  "files": [
    "/vhd1",
    "/vhd2"
  ],
  "shadowcopy_set": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "uuid": "5f4e19f3-5e2d-11ec-8766-005056a7c134"
  },
  "share": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "sh1"
  },
  "source_dir": "/dir1",
  "svm": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "svm1",
    "uuid": "02c9e252-41be-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  },
  "uuid": "fef32805-1f19-40ba-9b82-ebf277517e7e",
  "volume": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "volume1",
    "uuid": "028baa66-41bd-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7"
  }
}

Response

Status: 200, Ok
Name Type Description

storage_shadowcopy_set_uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the storage's shadow copy set.

storage_shadowcopy_uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the storage's shadow copy.

Example response
{
  "storage_shadowcopy_set_uuid": "f8328660-00e6-11e6-80d9-005056bd65a9",
  "storage_shadowcopy_uuid": "fef32805-1f19-40ba-9b82-ebf277517e7e"
}

Error

Status: Default, Error
Name Type Description

error

returned_error

Example error
{
  "error": {
    "arguments": [
      {
        "code": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "code": "4",
    "message": "entry doesn't exist",
    "target": "uuid"
  }
}

Definitions

See Definitions

href

Name Type Description

href

string

Name Type Description

self

href

Name Type Description

self

href

shadowcopy_set

Name Type Description

_links

self_link

uuid

string

share

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

Share name

svm

SVM, applies only to SVM-scoped objects.

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

The name of the SVM. This field cannot be specified in a PATCH method.

uuid

string

The unique identifier of the SVM. This field cannot be specified in a PATCH method.

volume

The name of the volume where the source and destination directories reside.

Name Type Description

_links

_links

name

string

The name of the volume. This field cannot be specified in a POST or PATCH method.

uuid

string

Unique identifier for the volume. This corresponds to the instance-uuid that is exposed in the CLI and ONTAPI. It does not change due to a volume move.

  • example: 028baa66-41bd-11e9-81d5-00a0986138f7

  • Introduced in: 9.6

  • x-nullable: true

shadowcopy

Name Type Description

_links

_links

client_uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the client's shadow copy.

destination_dir

string

The path of the destination directory. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the volume.

files

array[string]

The list of files to shadow copy in the share. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the share.

shadowcopy_set

shadowcopy_set

share

share

source_dir

string

The path of the source directory. The path is in UTF8 and uses forward slash as a directory separator. The path is relative to the root of the volume.

svm

svm

SVM, applies only to SVM-scoped objects.

uuid

string

The universally-unique identifier of the storage's shadow copy.

volume

volume

The name of the volume where the source and destination directories reside.

with_content

boolean

Specifies what needs to be restored. False specifies the directory only. True indicates the directory and its content.

error_arguments

Name Type Description

code

string

Argument code

message

string

Message argument

returned_error

Name Type Description

arguments

array[error_arguments]

Message arguments

code

string

Error code

message

string

Error message

target

string

The target parameter that caused the error.