Provides a separate file specification for the storage area snapshot file. The SNAPSHOT FILENAME argument can only be used with a multifile database. In a multifile database, the file specification is used for the RDB$SYSTEM storage area snapshot file, unless the CREATE DATABASE statement contains a CREATE STORAGE AREA RDB$SYSTEM clause that contains its own SNAPSHOT FILENAME clause. Do not specify a file extension other than .snp to the snapshot file specification. Oracle Rdb will assign the extension .snp to the file specification, even if you specify an alternate extension. If you omit the SNAPSHOT FILENAME argument, the .snp file gets the same device, directory, and file name as the database root file.