Extending the retention period of WORM Snapshot copies

You can extend the retention period of a WORM Snapshot copy.

Step

To extend the retention period of a WORM Snapshot copy, enter the following command:snapvault snap retain volume snapshot period
volume is the name of the WORM volume.

snapshot is the name of the Snapshot copy.

period is the retention period in count followed by days (d), months (m), or years (y).

Example

The following command extends the shown sv_hourly Snapshot copy in the wormvol volume to 2 years:

snapvault snap retain wormvol sv_hourly.20050513_195442_GMT 2y

***WARNING: YOU ARE REQUESTING SNAPLOCK RETENTION OF A SNAPSHOT***

This operation will enforce the retention of the snapshot by
SnapLock for the specified retention period. You will NOT be able
to delete the retained snapshot until this retention period has
been satisfied. The relevant information for confirmation of this
operation is as follows:

      Volume: wormvol
    Snapshot: sv_hourly.20050513_195442_GMT
Retain until: Fri Feb 17 00:00:27 GMT 2006

Are you REALLY sure you want to retain this snapshot? Y