Typically, after a has been created, it would be disabled until a new point-in-time image of the same is required. Use this procedure to create a new point-in-time image of the same base logical drive.
recreateSnapshot volume
For command reference information about re-creating a flashcopy logical drive, refer to the online help topics in the Enterprise Management Window.
mkdir /dev/vg02
mknod /dev/vg02/group c 64 -0x020000
vgimport /dev/vg02 snapshot-block-node-1 snapshot-block-node-2
For example:
vgimport /dev/vg02 /dev/dsk/c66t0d1 /dev/dsk/c69t0d1
A warning appears that indicates that a backup of the array being imported might not exist on the host. This message is only a warning and can be ignored. The import continues and completes successfully.
The backup for this array is created when it is later exported.
vgchange -a y /dev/vg02
fsck /dev/vg02/lvol01
If you disable the flashcopy logical drive instead of deleting it, you can retain the flashcopy logical drive and its associated . Then, when you need to create a different flashcopy of the same base logical drive, you can re-create the disabled flashcopy logical drive. This action takes less time than creating a new flashcopy logical drive and stops any reduction in performance that might occur if the flashcopy logical drive remains available.
For more information, refer to the Disabling a FlashCopy Logical Drive online help topic and the Re-creating a FlashCopy Logical Drive online help topic.
For command reference information about disabling and re-creating a flashcopy logical drive, refer to the online help topics in the Enterprise Management Window.