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cfcli create snapshot
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Creates a new snapshot.
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Creates a new snapshot with specified properties.
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cfcli create snapshot [flags]Examples:
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#create a snapshot in project: "proj" with snapshot name: "snap", source volume uuid: {volume-uuid} description: snapshot-descriptioncfcli create snapshot --project-name proj --name snap --source-volume-uuid {volume-uuid} --description a-snapshot-description --retention-time 7200s#create a snapshot in project: "proj" with snapshot name: "snap", source volume name: {volume-name} description: snapshot-descriptioncfcli create snapshot --project-name proj --name snap --source-volume-name {volume-name} --description a-snapshot-description --retention-time 7200s| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --help | -h | bool | Help for snapshot. | |
| --description | string | Snapshot description. | ||
| --name | string | Snapshot name. | ||
| --project-name | string | The project this snapshot belongs to. | ||
| --retention-time | string | Retention time to keep the snapshot (optional). Retention time is a string constructed by a decimal number followed by the units: ns, us, ms, s, m, h. For example: 7200s, 120m, 2h. | ||
| --source-volume-name | string | Volume name from which to take the snapshot (required if source-volume-uuid was not provided). | ||
| --source-volume-uuid | string | Volume UUID from which to take the snapshot (required if source-volume-name was not provided). |
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