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dmscli thick-clone volume
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Creates a new volume from an existing volume's snapshot on a Lightbits cluster.
Synopsis
Creates a new volume from an existing snapshot on a Lightbits cluster. The thick clone operation will copy the data from the source snapshot to the destination volume.
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dmscli thick-clone volume [flags]Examples:
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#Specify new values for cloned volumedmscli thick-clone volume \ --src-cluster-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22888 \ --src-proj-name default \ --src-snap-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22c3 \ --dst-cluster-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22888 \ --dst-proj-name default \ --dst-name volume-001 \ --replica-count 1 \ --size 10gib# use source snapshot size and replica count for the new volumedmscli thick-clone volume \ --src-cluster-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22888 \ --src-proj-name default \ --src-snap-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22c3 \ --dst-cluster-id 6d7f14cf-64ac-4a63-9696-0a88a94b22888 \ --dst-proj-name default \ --dst-name volume-001| Flag | Short | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --help | -h | bool | Help for volume. | |
| --sector-size | uint32 | The sector size of the new clone volume (the default is the same as the src snapshot). | ||
| --src-cluster-id | -c | string | Source cluster ID of the source snapshot (required). | |
| --dst-cluster-id | -t | string | Destination cluster ID for the new clone volume (required). | |
| --dst-name | -v | string | Name of the new volume (required). | |
| --dst-proj-name | -d | string | Destination project name of the new clone volume (required). | |
| --dst-qos-policy-name | -q | string | Limiting write/read rates for the thick-clone operation by using lb qos-policy (default is empty). | |
| --replica-count | -r | int32 | Replica count of the new clone volume (default: same as the src snapshot). | |
| --size | -z | string | Size of the new clone volume (default size is the same as the source volume). | |
| --src-proj-name | -p | string | Project name of the source snapshot (required). | |
| --src-snap-id | -s | string | Source snapshot UUID for creating a new clone volume (required). | |
| --verify-clone | bool | Whether to run verify-clone activity after the clone (default is false). |
Response Type
ThickCloneVolumeResponse - Thick Clone Volume Response
Response to create a thick clone volume from a source snapshot.
The ListWorkflows API and the returned workflow ID can be used to track the status of this operation.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WorkflowId | string |
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