Creating a Silo Copy

Download the sp_copycreation.xml file and save it on the computer from where the command will be executed.

Execute the following command from the software_installation_directory/Base folder after substituting the parameter values.

qoperation execute -af $[downloaded location]\sp_copycreation.xml -storagePolicyName $[xxxxx] -copyname $[xxxx] -copytype SILO -silocopy 1 -libraryName $[xxxxx] -mediaAgentName $[xxxxx] -drivePoolName $[xxxx] -spareMediaGroupName $[xxxxx] -multiplexingFactor 3 -sourcecopy/copyname Primary -sourcecopy/storagepolicyname $[xxxxx] -isSilosToBeKeptInCache 0 -enableSiloDiskSpaceManagement 1 -dedupeFlags/backupsiloenabled 1 -multiplexSourceStreams 1

Example

qoperation execute -af $[downloaded location]\sp_copycreation.xml -storagepolicyname 'Silo_sp' -copyname 'Silo_copy' -copytype SILO -silocopy 1 -libraryName 'CommVault silo 254' -mediaAgentName 'testmmcs' -drivePoolName 'DrivePool(idctestmmcs)259' -spareMediaGroupName 'Default Scratch' -multiplexingFactor 3 -sourcecopy/copyname Primary -sourcecopy/storagepolicyname 'Silo_sp' -isSilosToBeKeptInCache 0 -enableSiloDiskSpaceManagement 1 -dedupeFlags/backupsiloenabled 1 -multiplexSourceStreams 1