Naming Convention for Snapshots Created by the IBM XIV Storage Array

The snapshots created by the IBM XIV array have the following naming conventions.

Snapshot engine

Configuration

Naming convention

Example

IBM XIV Snap

With consistency group

SP_2_JobID_EpochTime.SourceVolumeName

SP_2_15439_1495166895.gsurendrvm5_abc_17GB_DP_001

where:

  • SP_2 is a constant value.

  • JobID is the Commvault software JobID.

  • EpochTime is a UNIX timestamp.

  • SourceVolumeName is the primary name of the volume on the storage array.

Snapshot engine

Configuration

Naming convention

Example

IBM XIV Snap

No consistency group

SP_2_JobID_SMSnapID

SP_2_15239_4914

where:

  • SP_2 is a constant value.

  • JobID is the Commvault software JobID.

  • EpochTime is a UNIX timestamp.

  • SMSnapID is the snapshot ID created by the Commvault software, and corresponds to the primary key of the SMSnap table entry in the CommCell database.

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