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Creating a Silo Copy

  1. Download the sp_copycreation.xml file and save it on the computer from where the command will be executed.

  2. Execute the following command from the software_installation_directory/Base folder after substituting the parameter values. 

    qoperation execute -af <downloaded location>\sp_copycreation.xml -storagePolicyName 'xxxxx' -copyname 'xxxx' -copytype SILO -silocopy 1 -libraryName 'xxxxx' -mediaAgentName 'xxxxx' -drivePoolName 'xxxx' -spareMediaGroupName 'xxxxx' -multiplexingFactor 3 -sourcecopy/copyname Primary -sourcecopy/storagepolicyname 'xxxxx' -isSilosToBeKeptInCache 0 -enableSiloDiskSpaceManagement 1 -dedupeFlags/backupsiloenabled 1 -multiplexSourceStreams 1

    Example

    qoperation execute -af <downloaded location>\sp_copycreation.xml -storagepolicyname 'Silo_sp' -copyname 'Silo_copy' -copytype SILO -silocopy 1 -libraryName 'CommVault silo 254' -mediaAgentName 'testmmcs' -drivePoolName 'DrivePool(idctestmmcs)259' -spareMediaGroupName 'Default Scratch' -multiplexingFactor 3 -sourcecopy/copyname Primary -sourcecopy/storagepolicyname 'Silo_sp' -isSilosToBeKeptInCache 0 -enableSiloDiskSpaceManagement 1 -dedupeFlags/backupsiloenabled 1 -multiplexSourceStreams 1

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