Sync-ThinkSystemVolume

Short Description

Rescans ThinkSystem storage volumes added to the backup infrastructure.

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

Syntax

Sync-ThinkSystemVolume -Volume <CSanVolume[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet rescans ThinkSystem storage volumes from the backup infrastructure. Veeam Backup & Replication uses this process to synchronize the state of the backup server with storage systems state and to get information about new snapshots created on storage volumes.

Run the Sync-ThinkSystemHost cmdlet to rescan an entire ThinkSystem storage system.

Note

The cmdlet will not notify you in case Veeam Backup & Replication fails to perform a rescan.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Volume	Specifies an array of storage volumes that you want to rescan. Accepts the `CSanVolume` object. To create this object, run the `Get-ThinkSystemVolume` 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

Rescanning ThinkSystem Storage Volume

This example shows how to rescan a ThinkSystem storage volume added to the backup infrastructure.

$volume = Get-ThinkSystemVolume -Name "VOL01"

Sync-ThinkSystemVolume -Volume $volume

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-ThinkSystemVolume cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $volume variable.
Run the Sync-ThinkSystemVolume cmdlet. Set the $volume variable as the Volume parameter value.

Get-ThinkSystemVolume