Get-NimbleSnapshot

Short Description

Returns HPE Nimble storage snapshots.

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Get-NimbleSnapshot [-Name <String[]>] [-Volume <CSanVolume[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns HPE Nimble storage snapshots.

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

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Name	Specifies the array of snapshot names. The cmdlet will return the snapshots with these names.	`String[]`	False	Named	False
Volume	Specifies the array of storage volumes. The cmdlet will return the snapshots of these volumes. Accepts the `CSanVolume[]` object. To get this object, run the `Get-NimbleVolume` cmdlet.	`CSanVolume[]`	False	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Get-NimbleSnapshot Example 1. Getting HPE Nimble Storage Snapshot by Name

This command returns an existing HPE Nimble storage snapshot by name.

Get-NimbleSnapshot -Name "DailySnapshot01"

Get-NimbleSnapshot Example 2. Getting Snapshots of Several HPE Nimble Storage Volumes

This example shows how to get the existing snapshots of several HPE Nimble storage volumes.

$storage = Get-NimbleHost -Name "HPE Nimble-FC"

$volume1 = Get-NimbleVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOL01"

$volume2 = Get-NimbleVolume -Host $storage -Name "VOL02"

Get-NimbleSnapshot -Volume $volume1, $volume2

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-NimbleHost cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
Run the Get-NimbleVolume cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Host parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save each volume to a separate variable: $volume1, $volume2, etc.
Run the Get-NimbleSnapshot cmdlet. Set the $volume1 and $volume2 variables as the Volume parameter values.