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Get-VNXSnapshot

Short Description

Returns Dell EMC VNX storage snapshots.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Storage System: Dell EMC VNX

Syntax

Get-VNXSnapshot [-Name <string[]>] [-Volume <CSanVolume[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns existing Dell EMC VNX storage snapshots.

You can get the list of all storage snapshots, or look for a specific snapshot by name or associated volume.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the array of snapshot names. The cmdlet will return snapshots with these names.	False	Named	False	True
Volume	Specifies the array of storage volumes. The cmdlet will return snapshots of these volumes.	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 get the existing snapshots of the Dell EMC VNX storage volume.

You will need to perform the following steps:

Run Get-VNXHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run Get-VNXVolume with the $storage variable to get the storage volume. Save the result to the $volume variable.
Run Get-VNXSnapshot with the $volume variable.

$storage = Get-VNXHost -Name "VNX Storage"

$volume = Get-VNXVolume -Name "VOLUME1" -Host $storage

Get-VNXSnapshot -Volume $volume

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