Vxsnap keywords

Last published : Aug 04, 2026
The vxsnap utility has the following keywords:
prepare Creates snapshot mirrors of the volumes in the specified component. The snapshot mirrors remain attached to and synchronized with the original volumes.
Note: Either theprepareorstartkeyword may be used in the CLI; howeverprepareis recommended.
create Creates simultaneous snapshots of all volumes in the specified component, providing a point-in-time snapshot set.
reattach Reattaches and resynchronizes an existing snapshot set to the original database volumes.
restore Restores a SQL database from a snapshot set.
You can view an online description of the command syntax by typing the following:
vxsnap keyword -?