System and method for disabling and recreating a snapshot volume

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and method for disabling and recreating a snapshot volume. A method of disabling repository volume activity corresponding to a point-in-time image and retaining repository volume attributes may include initiating a command in a electronic data storage system. The command disables copy-on-write activity to a repository volume created in relation to a first point-in-time image of a base volume, in which repository volume attributes are retained suitable for providing a repository volume corresponding to a second point-in-time image. A method of creating a point-in-time image of a base volume may include initiating a command to create a second point-in-time image of a base volume. The second point-in-time image is created utilizing a repository volume having attributes retained from a repository volume created previously with respect to a first point-in-time image.

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