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:api: slm-execute-snapshot-lifecycle-policy
:request: ExecuteSnapshotLifecyclePolicyRequest
:response: ExecuteSnapshotLifecyclePolicyResponse
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=== Execute Snapshot Lifecycle Policy API


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==== Request

The Execute Snapshot Lifecycle Policy API allows you to execute a Snapshot Lifecycle Management
Policy, taking a snapshot immediately.

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<1> The policy id to execute

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==== Response

The returned +{response}+ contains the name of the snapshot that was created.

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<1> The created snapshot name

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