The snapshots created by the Hitachi Vantara array have the following naming conventions.
Snapshot engine |
Configuration |
Naming convention |
Example |
---|---|---|---|
Hitachi COW Snap |
default |
SP_2_JobID_SnapID |
SP_2_1301_242 |
Hitachi Shadow Image |
default |
SP_2_JobID_SnapID |
SP_2_1401_235 |
Hitachi Shadow Image (CCI) |
default |
IS_SVOL_SP_2_JobID_SnapID |
IS_SVOL_SP_2_6458_130 |
Instant clone |
IS_CLONE_MountID_Timestamp |
IS_CLONE_1018_1601382866 |
|
Hitachi Thin Image (CCI) |
default |
IS_SVOL_SP_2_JobID_SnapID |
IS_SVOL_SP_2_6547_129 |
Snap of Clone |
IS_SVOL_CASCASDE for the clone IS_SVOL_SP_2_JobID_SnapID for the snapshot |
IS_SVOL_CASCASDE IS_SVOL_SP_2_6458_130 |
|
Instant clone |
IS_CLONE_MountID_Timestamp |
IS_CLONE_1018_1601382866 |
|
Hitachi Targetless Snap (CCI) |
default |
IS_SVOL_SP_CommcellID_JobID_SnapID |
IS_SVOL_SP_2_6458_130 |
SnapshotGroup |
IS_SubclientID_PoolID_JobID_Timestamp |
IS_38_4_1CC6F_5A7D4801 |
where:
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SP_2 is a constant value.
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IS_CLONE is a constant value.
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MountID is the volume ID created by the Snap Manager.
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IS_SVOL_SP_2 is a constant value.
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JobID is the Commvault software JobID.
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SnapID 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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IS_SVOL_CASCASDE indicates the clone for which the snapshot is created.
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SubclientID is the ID of the subclient.
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PoolID is the ID of the pool.
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Timestamp is the time of the creation of the snapshot, in HEX format.