# 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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