Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
Exports an iSCSI virtual disk snapshot.
Syntax
Parameter Set: SnapshotId
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot [-SnapshotId] <String> [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: __AllParameterSets
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot [-ComputerName <String> ] [-Credential <PSCredential> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: InputObject
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot -InputObject <IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot> [ <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 |
-Credential<PSCredential>
Specifies the credentials when connecting to a remote computer.
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}"
Related topics
Dismount-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
Mount-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot