# Data Object - VsanFileShareSnapshotConfig(vim.vsan.FileShareSnapshotConfig)

Property of
  VsanFileShareSnapshot
Parameter to
  VsanClusterCreateShareSnapshot
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSAN API vSAN 7.0U2

## Data Object Description

Configurations of a snapshot for a file share. A snapshot is for consistent and efficient backup of file shares.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name* | xsd:string | The name of the snapshot. Must be unique within the file share. The snapshot name cannot exceed 100 bytes. It should be a valid UTF-8 name and should not allow use of the following characters: '', '/', ':', '*', '?', '"', '<', '>', '|', '~', '@', '^', '..' and '%'. This configuration is required for snapshot creation.
shareUuid* | xsd:string | UUID of the file share to create a snapshot. This configuration is required for snapshot creation.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="VsanFileShareSnapshotConfig"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="shareUuid" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="name" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>