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Manage NetApp ONTAP volumes, aggregates, snapshots, qtrees, and quotas

Volume → Clone

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Summary

Clone an existing ONTAP volume optionally from a specific snapshot, creating a new flexclone volume with a specified name.

Inputs

  • Cluster Host (required) — The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP cluster management LIF to connect to.
  • Port — HTTPS port for the ONTAP REST API, default is 443.
  • Volume (required) — The source volume to clone, selectable by UUID or name. When selecting by name, the SVM must be specified.
  • SVM — The SVM containing the volume, required when selecting the volume by name.
  • Clone Name (required) — The name for the newly created cloned volume.
  • Parent Snapshot — The snapshot name from which to clone the volume. Leave empty to clone the volume's current state.
  • Options — Optional parameters including a comma-separated list of fields to include in the response.

Output shape

a single object representing the cloned volume or the job status if asynchronous

If the clone creation triggers an asynchronous job, the node polls until completion and returns the job result along with the clone details.

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