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Add-HP4Snapshot

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    Short Description

    Creates HPE StoreVirtual storage snapshots.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware

    Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

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

    Syntax

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

    Related Commands

    Get-HP4Volume

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet creates a snapshot of the 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.

    If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.

    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 about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.

    Example

    This example shows how to create a snapshot of a volume.

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

    PS C:\PS> $storage = Get-HP4Storage -Name "HPE StoreVirtual VSA"

    PS C:\PS> $volume = Get-HP4Volume -Storage $storage -Name "HPE Volume 01"

    PS C:\PS> Add-HP4Snapshot -Volume $volume -Name "HPE Volume 01 Snapshot"