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Add-NimbleSnapshot

Short Description

Creates HPE Nimble storage snapshots.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

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

Syntax

Add-NimbleSnapshot -Volume <CSanVolume> [-Name <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected HPE Nimble 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 on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example

This example shows how to create a volume snapshot.

You will need to perform the following steps:

Run Get-NimbleHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run Get-NimbleVolume with the $storage variable to get the storage volume. Save the result to the $volume variable.
Run Add-NimbleSnapshot with the $volume variable.

$storage = Get-NimbleHost -Name "HPE Nimble-FC"

$volume = Get-NimbleVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOL01"

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

Related Commands

Get-NimbleHost

Get-NimbleVolume