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Add-HP4Snapshot

Short Description

Creates HPE StoreVirtual storage snapshots.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Storage System: HPE StoreVirtual (LeftHand/P4000), HPE StoreVirtual VSA

Syntax

Add-HP4Snapshot -Volume <CSanVolume> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>][-ApplicationManagedShapshot] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected HPE StoreVirtual storage volume.

Alias

Add-VBRHPSnapshot

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

False

False

Name

Specifies the name you want to assign to the snapshot.

False

Named

False

False

Description

Specifies the description of the snapshot.

False

Named

False

False

Application
Managed
Shapshot

Indicates if the VM on the target volume should be quiesced to bring VM data to a consistent state.

If omitted, Veeam Backup & Replication will create a point-in-time snapshot.

False

Named

False

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example

This example shows how to create a snapshot of the HPE StoreVirtual storage.

You will need to perform the following steps:

  1. Run Get-HP4Storage to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
  2. Run Get-HP4Volume with the $storage variable. Save the result to the $volume variable.
  3. Run Add-HP4Snapshot with the $volume variable.

$storage = Get-HP4Storage -Name "HPE StoreVirtual VSA"

$volume = Get-HP4Volume -Storage $storage -Name "HPE Volume 01"

Add-HP4Snapshot -Volume $volume -Name "HPE Volume 01 Snapshot"

Related Commands

Get-HP4Volume