You can create and map snapshots by using the REST API to prepare volumes to use on other servers.
- Identify the following:
- Volume ID
- Snapshot group name
- Pool ID
Specify the pool in which to store differential data.
- Make sure that the user performing the procedure is assigned the Storage Administrator (Local Copy) role.
Use the REST API to create and map a snapshot. Specify Mapped
Snapshot as the snapshot type.
The newly created snapshots and the associated volume IDs are displayed in the snapshot inventory.
Volume names in the following format are automatically assigned to the newly created volumes: "Snapshot of ID: ID-of-volume-created-from-snapshot".