Get-VNXSnapshot

Short Description

Returns Dell VNX storage snapshots.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: Dell VNX

Syntax

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns existing Dell VNX storage snapshots.

You can get the list of all storage snapshots, or look for a specific snapshot by name or associated volume.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Name

Specifies the array of snapshot names. The cmdlet will return snapshots with these names.

False

Named

False

True

Volume

Specifies the array of storage volumes. The cmdlet will return snapshots of these volumes.

False

Named

False

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Example

This example shows how to get the existing snapshots of the Dell VNX storage volume.

You will need to perform the following steps:

  1. Run Get-VNXHost to get the storage. Save the result to the $storage variable.
  2. Run Get-VNXVolume with the $storage variable to get the storage volume. Save the result to the $volume variable.
  3. Run Get-VNXSnapshot with the $volume variable.

$storage = Get-VNXHost -Name "VNX Storage"

$volume = Get-VNXVolume -Name "VOLUME1" -Host $storage

Get-VNXSnapshot -Volume $volume

Related Commands

Get-VNXHost

Get-VNXVolume