Creates a new snapshot on a VNXe system. VNXe allows snapshots of LUNs, LUN groups, or file systems.
Note: This command is for VNXe3200 systems only.
Syntax
New-EmcVnxeSnapshot
-Source <Object> [-Name <String>] [-Description
<String>] [-Writable] [-Silent]
[<CommonParameters>]
Parameters
-Source <Object>
Attributes: Required, Position: named
Specifies the source LUN, LUN group, or file system.
-Name <String>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Specifies the name of the snapshot. If omitted a default name will be given.
-Description <String>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Specifies the description of the snapshot.
-Writable <SwitchParameter>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
For file system snapshots, specifies a writable snapshot. Flag is ignored if the source is a LUN or LUN group.
-Silent <SwitchParameter>
Attributes: Optional, Position: named
Turns off all the informational and verbose messages. However, it still displays errors.
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports these common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, and OutVariable. Type get-help about_commonparameters for more details.
Example
C:\PS>$group = Get-EmcVnxeLunGroup TestLG
$snap = New-EmcVnxeSnapshot -Source $group -Name TestLGSnap
Creates a snapshot of the specified LUN group.