SnapCenter Software 5 Manuals ( CA08871-403 )
Clone backups using PowerShell cmdlets
The clone workflow includes planning, performing the clone operation, and monitoring the operation.
You must have prepared the PowerShell environment to execute the PowerShell cmdlets.
For information about PowerShell cmdlets, use the SnapCenter cmdlet help.
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Initiate a connection session with the SnapCenter Server for a specified user by using the Open-SmConnection cmdlet.
Open-SmConnection -SMSbaseurl https:\\snapctr.demo.fujitsu.com:8146/
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List the backups that can be cloned using the Get-SmBackup or Get-SmResourceGroup cmdlet.
This example displays information about all available backups:
C:\PS>PS C:\> Get-SmBackup BackupId BackupName BackupTime BackupType -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1 Payroll Dataset_vise-f6_08... 8/4/2015 11:02:32 AM Full Backup 2 Payroll Dataset_vise-f6_08... 8/4/2015 11:23:17 AM
This example displays information about a specified resource group:
PS C:\> Get-SmResourceGroup Description : CreationTime : 10/10/2016 4:45:53 PM ModificationTime : 10/10/2016 4:45:53 PM EnableEmail : False EmailSMTPServer : EmailFrom : EmailTo : EmailSubject : EnableSysLog : False ProtectionGroupType : Backup EnableAsupOnFailure : False Policies : {} HostResourceMaping : {} Configuration : SMCoreContracts.SmCloneConfiguration LastBackupStatus : Completed VerificationServer : EmailBody : EmailNotificationPreference : Never VerificationServerInfo : SchedulerSQLInstance : CustomText : CustomSnapshotFormat : SearchResources : False ByPassCredential : False IsCustomSnapshot : MaintenanceStatus : Production PluginProtectionGroupTypes : {SMSQL} Tag : IsInternal : False EnableEmailAttachment : False VerificationSettings : {} Name : NFS_DB Type : Group Id : 2 Host : UserName : Passphrase : Deleted : False Auth : SMCoreContracts.SmAuth IsClone : False CloneLevel : 0 Hosts : StorageName : ResourceGroupNames : PolicyNames : Description : CreationTime : 10/10/2016 4:51:36 PM ModificationTime : 10/10/2016 5:27:57 PM EnableEmail : False EmailSMTPServer : EmailFrom : EmailTo : EmailSubject : EnableSysLog : False ProtectionGroupType : Backup EnableAsupOnFailure : False Policies : {} HostResourceMaping : {} Configuration : SMCoreContracts.SmCloneConfiguration LastBackupStatus : Failed VerificationServer : EmailBody : EmailNotificationPreference : Never VerificationServerInfo : SchedulerSQLInstance : CustomText : CustomSnapshotFormat : SearchResources : False ByPassRunAs : False IsCustomSnapshot : MaintenanceStatus : Production PluginProtectionGroupTypes : {SMSQL} Tag : IsInternal : False EnableEmailAttachment : False VerificationSettings : {} Name : Test Type : Group Id : 3 Host : UserName : Passphrase : Deleted : False Auth : SMCoreContracts.SmAuth IsClone : False CloneLevel : 0 Hosts : StorageName : ResourceGroupNames : PolicyNames :
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Initiate a clone operation from a clone resource group or an existing backup using the New-SmClone cmdlet.
This example creates a clone from a specified backup with all logs:
New-SmClone -BackupName Verify_delete_clone_on_qtree_windows_scc54_10-04-2016_19.05.48.0886 -Resources @{"Host"="scc54.sccore.test.com";"Uid"="QTREE1"} - CloneToInstance scc54.sccore.test.com -Suffix '_QtreeCloneWin9' -AutoAssignMountPoint -AppPluginCode 'DummyPlugin' -initiatorname 'iqn.1991- 05.com.microsoft:scc54.sccore.test.com' -igroupprotocol 'mixed'
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View the status of the clone job by using the Get-SmCloneReport cmdlet.
This example displays a clone report for the specified job ID:
PS C:\> Get-SmCloneReport -JobId 186 SmCloneId : 1 SmJobId : 186 StartDateTime : 8/3/2015 2:43:02 PM EndDateTime : 8/3/2015 2:44:08 PM Duration : 00:01:06.6760000 Status : Completed ProtectionGroupName : Draper SmProtectionGroupId : 4 PolicyName : OnDemand_Clone SmPolicyId : 4 BackupPolicyName : OnDemand_Full_Log SmBackupPolicyId : 1 CloneHostName : SCSPR0054212005.mycompany.com CloneHostId : 4 CloneName : Draper__clone__08-03-2015_14.43.53 SourceResources : {Don, Betty, Bobby, Sally} ClonedResources : {Don_DRAPER, Betty_DRAPER, Bobby_DRAPER, Sally_DRAPER} SmJobError :