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Retrieve shadow copies

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GET /protocols/cifs/shadow-copies

Introduced In: 9.11

Retrieves Shadowcopies

  • vserver cifs shadowcopy show-shares

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Parameters

Name Type In Required Description

client_uuid

string

query

False

Filter by client_uuid

files

string

query

False

Filter by files

svm.name

string

query

False

Filter by svm.name

svm.uuid

string

query

False

Filter by svm.uuid

shadowcopy_set.uuid

string

query

False

Filter by shadowcopy_set.uuid

uuid

string

query

False

Filter by uuid

share.name

string

query

False

Filter by share.name

order_by

array[string]

query

False

Order results by specified fields and optional [asc

desc] direction. Default direction is 'asc' for ascending.

fields

array[string]

query

False

Specify the fields to return.

max_records

integer

query

False

Limit the number of records returned.

return_records

boolean

query

False

The default is true for GET calls. When set to false, only the number of records is returned.

  • Default value: 1

return_timeout

integer

query

False

Response

Status: 200, Ok
Name Type Description

_links

_links

num_records

integer

Number of records

records

array[shadowcopy]
Example response 
{
  "_links": {
    "next": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    },
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "num_records": 1,
  "records": [
    {
      "_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"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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

_links

Name Type Description

next

href

self

href

_links

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 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.