The New-Snapshot
command forces a snapshot resulting in a data transfer for the current protected machine. When you force a snapshot, the transfer will start immediately or will be added to the queue. Only the data that has changed from a previous recovery point will be transferred. If there is no previous recovery point, all data on the protected volumes will be transferred.
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
New-Snapshot [-all] | -protectedserver [machine name]] -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password]
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the New-Snapshot
command:
Option | Description |
---|---|
-? |
Display this help message. |
-all |
Force all protected machines. |
-core |
Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine. |
-password |
Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a user name. If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used. |
-protectedserver |
Force for the current protected machine’s name. |
-user |
Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you also have to provide a password. If none are provided, then the logged-on user's credentials will be used. |
Example:
Force a snapshot for all protected machines:
>New-Snapshot -all