Create an application Snapshot copy
POST /application/applications/{application.uuid}/snapshots
Creates a Snapshot copy of the application.
Required properties
- 
name 
Recommended optional properties
- 
consistency_type- Track whether this snapshot is application or crash consistent. 
Parameters
| Name | Type | In | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
application.uuid  | 
string  | 
path  | 
True  | 
Application UUID  | 
Request Body
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
_links  | 
||
application  | 
||
comment  | 
string  | 
Comment. Valid in POST.  | 
components  | 
array[components]  | 
|
consistency_type  | 
string  | 
Consistency type. This is for categorization purposes only. A Snapshot copy should not be set to 'application consistent' unless the host application is quiesced for the Snapshot copy. Valid in POST.  | 
create_time  | 
string  | 
Creation time  | 
is_partial  | 
boolean  | 
A partial Snapshot copy means that not all volumes in an application component were included in the Snapshot copy.  | 
name  | 
string  | 
The Snapshot copy name. Valid in POST.  | 
svm  | 
||
uuid  | 
string  | 
The Snapshot copy UUID. Valid in URL.  | 
Example request
{
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "/api/resourcelink"
    }
  },
  "application": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "name": "string",
    "uuid": "string"
  },
  "comment": "string",
  "components": [
    {
      "_links": {
        "self": {
          "href": "/api/resourcelink"
        }
      },
      "name": "string",
      "uuid": "string"
    }
  ],
  "consistency_type": "string",
  "create_time": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "svm": {
    "name": "string",
    "uuid": "string"
  },
  "uuid": "string"
}
Response
Status: 202, Accepted
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
job  | 
Example response
{
  "job": {
    "_links": {
      "self": {
        "href": "/api/resourcelink"
      }
    },
    "uuid": "string"
  }
}
Error
Status: Default, Error
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
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 | 
|---|---|---|
self  | 
application
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
_links  | 
||
name  | 
string  | 
Application name  | 
uuid  | 
string  | 
The application UUID. Valid in URL.  | 
components
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
_links  | 
||
name  | 
string  | 
Component name  | 
uuid  | 
string  | 
Component UUID  | 
svm
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
name  | 
string  | 
SVM name  | 
uuid  | 
string  | 
SVM UUID  | 
application_snapshot
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
_links  | 
||
application  | 
||
comment  | 
string  | 
Comment. Valid in POST.  | 
components  | 
array[components]  | 
|
consistency_type  | 
string  | 
Consistency type. This is for categorization purposes only. A Snapshot copy should not be set to 'application consistent' unless the host application is quiesced for the Snapshot copy. Valid in POST.  | 
create_time  | 
string  | 
Creation time  | 
is_partial  | 
boolean  | 
A partial Snapshot copy means that not all volumes in an application component were included in the Snapshot copy.  | 
name  | 
string  | 
The Snapshot copy name. Valid in POST.  | 
svm  | 
||
uuid  | 
string  | 
The Snapshot copy UUID. Valid in URL.  | 
job_link
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
_links  | 
||
uuid  | 
string  | 
The UUID of the asynchronous job that is triggered by a POST, PATCH, or DELETE operation.  | 
error_arguments
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
code  | 
string  | 
Argument code  | 
message  | 
string  | 
Message argument  | 
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.  |