CLI Cookbook: How to Refresh a VDB from a specific Snapshot
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These steps will allow you to refresh a VDB from any specific snapshot, not just the most recent one.

  1. Identify the VDB and snapshot that you want to use. 

    ssh admin@<yourengine>
delphix > database ls
delphix database > /snapshot
delphix snapshot > list database=<SOURCEOFSNAPSHOT>

  2. Go to the database and refresh.

    delphix > /database
delphix database > refresh

  3. Now set what type of refresh you are going to do. 

    delphix database 'VDB' refresh *> set timeflowPointParameters.type=TimeflowPointSnapshot

  4. Set the snapshot. 

    delphix database 'VDB' refresh *> set timeflowPointParameters.snapshot=@XXXX-XX-XXTXX:XX:XX.XXXZ

  5. Commit the action. 

    delphix database 'VDB' refresh *> commit

You can use tab to complete most actions in the CLI in addition to listing the possibilities that are available when setting parameters.