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Version: 3.1

Restoring Volumes from Snapshots

In order to restore a volume from snapshot use the pxctl volume restore command:

/opt/pwx/bin/pxctl volume restore -h
Restore volume from snapshot

Usage:
pxctl volume restore [flags]

Aliases:
restore, r

Examples:
pxctl volume restore [flags] volName

Flags:
-h, --help help for restore
-s, --snapshot string snapshot-name-or-ID

Global Flags:
--ca string path to root certificate for ssl usage
--cert string path to client certificate for ssl usage
--color output with color coding
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.pxctl.yaml)
--context string context name that overrides the current auth context
-j, --json output in json
--key string path to client key for ssl usage
--output-type string use "wide" to show more details
--raw raw CLI output for instrumentation
--ssl ssl enabled for portworx

In the below example parent volume myvol is restored from its snapshot mysnap. Make sure volume is detached in order to restore from the snapshot.

pxctl volume restore --snapshot mysnap myvol
Successfully started restoring volume myvol from mysnap.

To restore a volume from the trash can, specify the --trashcan flag:

pxctl volume restore --trashcan trashedvol myvol
Successfully started restoring volume myvol from trashedvol.
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