You can nondisruptively copy data from volumes to create copies for software testing or development and data protection operations.
- When using the REST API:
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You can use the following REST APIs to automate these tasks:
- Creating a snapshot
- Adding path information to a server
- Deleting path information from a server
Note:
If you use the web-based user interface, the creation date and time for a snapshot is displayed based on the time zone set for the management client system. If you use the REST API, the data and time are returned based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).