Sync-VNXVolume

Short Description

Rescans Dell VNX storage volumes added to the backup infrastructure.

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: Dell VNX

Syntax

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet rescans Dell VNX 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-VNXHost cmdlet to rescan an entire Dell VNX 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 get this object, run the `Get-VNXVolume` 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 Dell VNX Storage Volume

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

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

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

Sync-VNXVolume -Volume $volume

Perform the following steps:

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