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Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot

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Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot

Exports a snapshot.

Syntax

Parameter Set: SnapshotId
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot [-SnapshotId] <String> [-ComputerName <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: InputObject
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot -InputObject <IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot> [-ComputerName <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot cmdlet exports a snapshot. This cmdlet creates a Virtual Disk object and associates the snapshot with it. Once the Virtual Disk object adds to a target, the initiator can access the snapshot.

Parameters

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the computer name, or IP address, of the remote computer, if this cmdlet is run on a remote computer.
Specifies the cluster resource group network name, or cluster node name, if this cmdlet is run on a cluster configuration.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-InputObject<IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot>

Accepts an iSCSI Virtual Disk Snapshot object from the input pipeline.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-SnapshotId<String>

Specifies the identifier (ID) for the snapshot.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

  • Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.VirtualDiskSnapshot

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.IscsiVirtualDisk

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example exposes a snapshot with the Id {E9A5BA03-85B9-40CA-85DF-DC1695690B40} as a Virtual Disk object. To access it, assign the virtual disk with path "\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy{41667F16-0FDD-11E1-BA2A-0010184F53D6}\vhd01" to a target.

PS C:\> Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot –Snapshot "{E9A5BA03-85B9-40CA-85DF-DC1695690B40}"