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Add-StoragePluginSnapshot

Short Description

Creates snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Storage System: IBM Spectrum Virtualize, INFINIDAT InfiniBox, Pure Storage

Syntax

Add-StoragePluginSnapshot -Volume <CSanVolume> [-Name <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected storage volume.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Volume	Specifies the storage volume for which you want to take snapshot.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Name	Specifies the name you want to assign to the snapshot.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.

Example

This example shows how to create a volume snapshot.

You will need to perform the following steps:

Run Get-StoragePluginHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run Get-StoragePluginVolume with the $storage variable to get the volume. Save the result to the $volume variable.
Run Add-StoragePluginSnapshot with the $volume variable.

$storage = Get-StoragePluginHost -Name "IBM Spectrum"

$volume = Get-StoragePluginVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME-01"

Add-StoragePluginSnapshot -Volume $volume -Name "DailySnapshot01"

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