Python API: sam v8_1_5
sam.createDataset()

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This is the python interface to the command 'sam create dataset'.
Command Description:

Take a snapshot and return the snapshotId.


Python Usage:
	from Sam import sam
	result = sam.createDataset(...)

Return value: long

Arguments are passed as keyword-value pairs, as in:
	 myfunc(arg1='myarg', arg2='anotherarg', d=1)

Argument Keyword Description:
	(*) indicates that this keyword is required
	>>> indicates that either the API object or the CLI equivalent (<<<) is required
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    KEYWORD                    DATA TYPE            DESCRIPTION
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    c                          SamBoolean           automatically close all servants after each method call
    corbaCallTimeout           int                  time in seconds for CORBA method calls to return before timing out (default: 0; zero implies no timeout)
    d                          SamBoolean           debug mode
    definitionId               string               the DB ID number of the dataset definition to use when taking the snapshot
    definitionName             string               the name of the dataset definition to use when taking the snapshot
    description                string               description of the snapshot
(*) group                      string               the work group to which this snapshot should be assigned for bookkeeping
    retryInterval              int                  retry interval base in seconds; will multiply this base times retryCount (default: 5)
    retryJitter                int                  retry jitter, random jitter added to base retry interval times retryCount (default: 5)
    retryMaxCount              int                  number of times to retry CORBA calls for retriable exceptions (default: 25; zero implies no retries)
    s                          SamBoolean           retrySilently mode (do not issue messages to stderr on proxy retries)
    t                          SamBoolean           time-it mode (print additional info on timings)
    v                          SamBoolean           verbose mode
====================================================================================================================================

Must have at least one of:	
	(definitionName, definitionId) 

Mutually exclusive keywords:	
	(definitionName || definitionId) 

Environment Defaults:
	c = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_AUTO_CLOSE_SERVANTS']
	corbaCallTimeout = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_CORBA_CALL_TIMEOUT']
	retryInterval = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_INTERVAL']
	retryJitter = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_JITTER']
	retryMaxCount = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_MAX_COUNT']
	s = os.environ['SAM_PYAPI_RETRY_SILENTLY']



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