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Add-VNXSnapshot

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    Short Description

    Creates EMC VNX storage snapshots.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware

    Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

    Storage system: EMC VNX

    Syntax

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

    Related Commands

    Get-VNXVolume

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected EMC VNX 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

    False

    False

    Name

    Specifies the name you want to assign to the 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.