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Clone File operation

The Clone File operation clones a file by using a flexclone.

The following table describes the elements for this request.


 Adapter request elements for the Clone File operation

A sample adapter request for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter request for Clone File operation

<netapp-storage-request>
   <operation-name>clone-file</operation-name>
   <arguments>
     <targets>
       <target>
         <host>172.11.11.111</host>
         <user-name>username</user-name>
         <password encryption-type = "Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
         <protocol>http</protocol>
         <port>8088</port>
       </target>
     </targets>
     <target />
     <target-host>Filer1</target-host>
     <source-path>/vol/san_dataset_1/lun1/lun1</source-path>
     <destination-path>/vol/san_dataset_1/lun1/lun2</destination-path>
     <no-snap>true</no-snap>
     <change-log>false</change-log>
   </arguments>
 </netapp-storage-request>

A sample adapter response for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter response for Clone File operation

<netapp-storage-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
   <response-count>1</response-count>
 </metadata>
 <responses>
   <response>
     <metadata>
       <target>server137</target>
       <status>success</status>
       <count>1</count>
     </metadata>
     <output>
       <clone-id>
         <clone-id-info>
           <volume-uuid>8532028c-1866-11df-9563-005056162c5a</volume-uuid>
           <clone-op-id>1</clone-op-id>
         </clone-id-info>
       </clone-id>
     </output>
   </response>
 </responses>
</netapp-storage-response>

 

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