# Naming Convention for Snapshots Created by the Hitachi Vantara Storage Array

The snapshots created by the Hitachi Vantara array have the following naming conventions.

Snapshot engine | Configuration | Naming convention | Example
--- | --- | --- | ---
Hitachi Vantara Shadow Image | default | IS_SVOL_SP_2_JobID_SnapID | IS_SVOL_SP_2_6458_130
Instant clone | IS_CLONE_MountID_Timestamp | IS_CLONE_1018_1601382866
Hitachi Vantara Thin Image (TI/TIA) | 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 Vantara Targetless Snap | 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:

- SP_2 is a constant value.

- IS_CLONE is a constant value.

- MountID is the volume ID created by the Snap Manager.

- IS_SVOL_SP_2 is a constant value.

- JobID is the Commvault software JobID.

- 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.

- IS_SVOL_CASCASDE indicates the clone for which the snapshot is created.

- SubclientID is the ID of the subclient.

- PoolID is the ID of the pool.

- Timestamp is the time of the creation of the snapshot, in HEX format.

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