Add-HP3Snapshot

Short Description

Creates HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage snapshots.

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: HPE 3PAR StoreServ

Syntax

Add-HP3Snapshot -Volume <CSanVolume> [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage volume.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Description	Specifies the description of the snapshot.	`String`	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies the name you want to assign to the snapshot.	`String`	False	Named	False
Volume	Specifies the storage volume for which you want to take snapshot. Accepts the `CSanVolume` object. To get this object, run the `Get-HP3Volume` cmdlet.	`CSanVolume`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Creating Snapshot of HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage Volume

This example shows how to create a snapshot of the HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage volume.

$storage = Get-HP3Storage -Name "HPE 3PAR StoreServe Storage"

$volume = Get-HP3Volume -Storage $storage

Add-HP3Snapshot -Volume $volume -Name "vol_SS_01" -Description "Vol 01 snapshot"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-HP3Storage cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save it to the $storage variable.
Run the Get-HP3Volume cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Storage parameter value. Save the volume to the $volume variable.
Run the Add-HP3Snapshot cmdlet. Set the $volume variable as the Volume parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Specify the Description parameter value.