lbcli create snapshots-policy (2.2 and above)
Creates a new snapshot policy.
Synopsis
Create a new policy for periodic generation of snapshots for a specified volume. Snapshots will be created periodically for specified volumes at defined intervals. These snapshots will be deleted after the defined retention time expires.
lbcli create snapshots-policy [flags]Examples;
# Create a snapshots policy. lbcli -J $JWT create snapshots-policy --project-name=proj1 --name=policy1 --volume-uuid=302e7970-b138-11e9-91d4-525401643394 --description="my policy" --hours-in-cycle=2 --start-time=22:30 --retention-time=7200slbcli -J $JWT create snapshots-policy --project-name=proj1 --name=policy1 --volume-name=volume_0 --description="my policy" --days-in-cycle=3 --start-time=08:20 --retention-time=48h| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --description | string | Snapshot policy description (optional) | ||
| --help | -h | bool | Help for snapshots-policy. | |
| --name | string | Snapshot policy name (required). | ||
| --project-name | string | The project name (required). | ||
| --retention-time | string | Retention time to keep the snapshot, before deleting it (optional). Retention time is encoded as a string with a {value}{unit} format. {value} is a decimal number and {unit} is one of the following: ns, us, ms, s, m, h. Example: 7200s, 1200m, 2h. | ||
| --volume-name | string | Volume name to assign policy to (required if volume-UUID was not provided). | ||
| --volume-UUID | string | Volume UUID to assign policy to (required if volume-name was not provided). | ||
| --days-in-cycle | int | Specifies the time interval between the creation of snapshots (in units of days). Valid values are in the range of 1 to 6 days. You must specify either this flag or --hours-in-cycle to specify the rate of snapshots creation. | ||
| --hours-in-cycle | int | Specifies the time interval between the creation of snapshots (in units of hours). Valid values are in the range of 1 to 23 hours. You must specify either this flag or --days-in-cycle to specify the rate of snapshots creation. | ||
| --start-time | int | The scheduled start time. In daily policy, this defines the reoccurring time of day that a snapshot is created. For hourly snapshots, this defines the time within the hour that a snapshot is created. This must be in the form of HH:MM, in which HH is hours and MM is minutes. |
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