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Creating FlexClone files

You can use Storage Manager to create a FlexClone file, which is a writable copy of a parent file. You can use these copies to test applications.

Before you begin

  • The file that is cloned must be part of the active file system.

  • The FlexClone license must be installed on the storage system.

About this task

  • FlexClone files are supported only for FlexVol volumes, not for Infinite Volumes.

    You can create a FlexClone file of a parent file that is within a volume by accessing the parent file from the volume in which it resides, not from the parent volume.

  • You cannot create a FlexClone file on a SnapLock volume.

  1. Click Storage > Volumes .
  2. From the Volumes on SVM list, select All SVMs .
  3. Select the volume in which you want to create a FlexClone file from the list of volumes.
  4. Click More Actions > Clone > Create > File .
  5. In the Create FlexClone File dialog box, select the file that you want to clone, and then specify a name for the FlexClone file.
  6. Click Clone .

Result

The FlexClone file is created in the same volume as the parent file.

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