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Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager Reference Guide
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1.4.9 snapcreate (Configuration Baseline Creation Command)

Description

This command creates a configuration baseline.

Synopsis

[Windows]

snapcreate.exe -q [<Configuration baseline name>]

[Linux]

snapcreate.sh -q [<Configuration baseline name>]

Options

-q <Configuration baseline name>

Specify a name to be assigned to the configuration baseline that is created. If the configuration baseline name is omitted, a name will be assigned automatically using the following naming rules, based on the date and time when the command was executed.

  • "snap" + <YYYYMMDDHHMMSS>

    Example: snap20120101120000

Return Value

Return value

Meaning

0

The command has terminated normally.

Other than 0

The command has terminated abnormally.

Command Location

Admin server

[Windows]

[%SWCMDB_INSTALL_PATH% *]\FJSVcmdbm\bin

*: The installation directory for the CMDB included with Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager is set to the "%SWCMDB_INSTALL_PATH%" environment variable.

[Linux]

/opt/FJSVcmdbm/bin

Privilege Required/Execution Environment

[Windows]

[Linux]

Cautions

There is no upper limit to the number of generations of configuration baselines that can be created. The infrastructure administrator should delete generations of configuration baselines that are no longer required.

Refer to "1.4.11 snapdelete (Configuration Baseline Deletion Command)" for information on how to delete configuration baselines.

Example

Creating a configuration baseline with the name "SNAP20120101"

[Windows]

snapcreate.exe -q SNAP20120101

[Linux]

snapcreate.sh -q SNAP20120101