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.