Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot

Exports an iSCSI virtual disk snapshot.

Syntax

Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
      [-SnapshotId] <String>
      [-ComputerName <String>]
      [-Credential <PSCredential>]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Export-IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
      -InputObject <IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot>
      [-ComputerName <String>]
      [-Credential <PSCredential>]
      [<CommonParameters>]

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

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

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.

Parameters

-ComputerName

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.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies the credentials when connecting to a remote computer.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

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

Type:IscsiVirtualDiskSnapshot
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SnapshotId

Specifies the identifier (ID) for the snapshot.

Type:String
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.VirtualDiskSnapshot

Outputs

Microsoft.Iscsi.Target.Commands.IscsiVirtualDisk