Get-VHDSnapshot
Gets information about a checkpoint in a VHD set.
Syntax
Get-VHDSnapshot
[-Path] <String[]>
[-GetParentPaths]
[-SnapshotId <Guid[]>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Get-VHDSnapshot
cmdlet gets information about a checkpoint in a virtual hard disk (VHD) set
file.
Checkpoint replaces the previous term, snapshot.
Examples
Example 1: Get information about a checkpoint
Get-VHDSnapshot -Path "Data01.vhds" -SnapshotId 6c87351a-a39a-4581-b231-6d693b26485d
This command gets information about the checkpoint that has the specified ID from the VHD set file
named Data01.vhds
in the current working folder.
Parameters
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
Type: | CimSession[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts that run this command. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully
qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost
or a dot
(.
) to specify the local computer explicitly.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Type: | PSCredential[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-GetParentPaths
Gets the paths of all files on which this VHD checkpoint depends.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specifies an array of paths of VHD set files from which this cmdlet gets checkpoints. If you specify a file name or relative path, the cmdlet determines the full path relative to the current working folder.
Type: | String[] |
Aliases: | FullName |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-SnapshotId
Specifies an array of unique IDs of VHD checkpoints that this cmdlet gets from a VHD set file.
Type: | Guid[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
String[]
Outputs
Microsoft.Vhd.PowerShell.VHDSnapshotInfo
This cmdlet returns a VHDSnapshotInfo object.