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Add-NetAppSnapshot

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Short Description

Creates NetApp storage snapshots.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-NetAppSnapshot -Volume <CSanVolume> [-Name <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of the selected NetApp 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 (by Value FromPipeline, ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	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 command creates a snapshot of the "Vol 01" volume. The snapshot is named "vol_SS_01".

Run Get-NetAppHost to get the host where the volume is located. Save the result to the $apphost variable.
Run Get-NetAppVolume with the $apphost variable to get the volume. Pipe it down to Add-NetAppSnapshot.

PS C:\PS> $apphost = Get-NetAppHost -Name "NetApp Store"

PS C:\PS> Get-NetAppVolume -Host $apphost -Name "Vol 01" | Add-NetAppSnapshot -Name "vol_SS_01"