Add-StoragePluginSnapshot

Short Description

Creates snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: IBM Spectrum Virtualize, INFINIDAT InfiniBox, Pure Storage

Syntax

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a snapshot of a selected storage volume.

Parameters

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

This example shows how to create a volume snapshot.

$storage = Get-StoragePluginHost -Name "IBM Spectrum"

$volume = Get-StoragePluginVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOLUME-01"

Add-StoragePluginSnapshot -Volume $volume -Name "DailySnapshot01"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-StoragePluginHost cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run the Get-StoragePluginVolume cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Host parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $volume variable.
Run the Add-StoragePluginSnapshot cmdlet. Set the $volume variable as the Volume parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.