createvolume
Description
Create a volume.
Request
For more information, consult section Parameters.
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Parameter
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Parameter
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Required?
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volume name
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vol_name
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Y
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pool name
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pool
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Y
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volume type
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vol_type
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Y
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provisioning
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provisioning
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Y
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reserve space
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reserve_space
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Y
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reserve units
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reserve_units
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Y
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compression
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compression
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Y
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dedup
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dedup
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Y
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shareISCSI
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shareISCSI
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Y
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shareCIFS
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shareCIFS
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Y
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exportNFS
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exportNFS
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Y
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enable snapshots
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enable_snapshots
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Y
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schedule name
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scedule_name
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Y
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hourlysnaps
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hourlysnaps
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Y
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dailysnaps
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dailysnaps
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Y
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weeklysnaps
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weeklysnaps
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Y
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Command Options
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Command
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Possible Values
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volume_name
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name of volume
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pool_name
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selected pool name
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volume_type
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possible values include:
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provisioning
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allocation space type -
Possible values include:
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reserve_space
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volume size (number)
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reserve units
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size unit, i.e: G (Giga)
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compression
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enable compression
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dedup
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enable deduplication
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ShareISCSI
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enable sharing iscsi
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ShareCIFS
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enable share CIFS
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exportNFS
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enable export of NFS
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enable_snapshots
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Enable scheduled volume snapshot
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schedule_name
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Snapshot schedule name
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hourlysnaps
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hourly maximum number of scheduled snapshots
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dailysnaps
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daily maximum number of scheduled snapshots
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weeklysnaps
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weekly maximum number of scheduled snapshots
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Example 1
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softnas-cmd createvolume vol_name=volume5 pool=pool3 vol_type=filesystem provisioning=thin exportNFS=on shareCIFS=on dedup=on enable_snapshot=on schedule_name=Default hourlysnaps=5 dailysnaps=10 weeklysnaps=0 sync=always
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