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Add-StoragePluginHost

Short Description

Adds Universal Storage API integrated systems to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Storage System: IBM Spectrum Virtualize, INFINIDAT InfiniBox, Pure Storage

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

To add storage systems by username and password

Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType <string> -Name <string> -UserName <string> -Password <string> [-Description<string>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>][-MountServer <CHost>] [-Port <int>] [-iSCSI] [-FibreChannel] [-Nfs] [-SkipRescan] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

To add storage systems by credentials

Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType <string> -Name <string> -Credentials <CInternalCredentials> [-Description <string>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>][-MountServer <CHost>] [-Port <int>] [-iSCSI] [-FibreChannel] [-Nfs] [-SkipRescan] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm][<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds selected Universal Storage API integrated systems to backup infrastructure.

When you add storage systems to your backup infrastructure, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a rescan of storage systems. During the rescan Veeam Backup & Replication retrieves information about the storage system topology and adds storage volumes to the backup infrastructure.

For more information about the rescan, see the Adding Storage Systems section of the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Add-StoragePluginHost Tip:

Use the SkipRescan parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, use the following cmdlets:

Run Sync-StoragePluginHost to rescan of the entire storage system.
Run Sync-StoragePluginVolume to rescan selected integrated systems volumes added to backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
PluginType	Specifies the storage Plug-in. The cmdlet will use this Plug-in for adding the associated storage to Veeam Backup & Replication.	True	Named	False	False
Name	Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name of the storage you want to add.	True	Named	False	False
UserName	Specifies the username that you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	True	Named	False	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	True	Named	False	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	True	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies the description of the storage.	False	Named	False	False
Proxy	Specifies the array of proxies you want to use to work with this storage. If set, Veeam Backup & Replication will use the selected proxies. If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will use automatic proxy selection.	False	Named	False	False
MountServer	Specifies the mount server that you want to use to work with this storage.	False	Named	False	False
iSCSI	Indicates that the storage works over iSCSI protocol.	False	Named	False	False
FibreChannel	Indicates that the storage works over FibreChannel protocol.	False	Named	False	False
NFS	Indicates that the storage works over NFS protocol.	False	Named	False	False
SkipRescan	Indicates that the cmdlet will not start the storage rescan automatically after you add storage systems to the backup infrastructure.	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	False	Named	False	False
Confirm	Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user accepts one of the following: The TLS certificate thumbprint that is installed on the storage. The SSH key fingerprint of the storage.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.

Example

This example shows how to add an IBM Spectrum Virtualize storage system to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Run Get-VBRStoragePlugin to get the list of installed storage Plug-ins. To add the IBM Spectrum Virtualize storage system to Veeam Backup & Replication, you will need the IBM Plug-in.
Run Get-VBRCredentials to get the credentials record for the storage system. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run Get-VBRViProxy to get the backup proxy that will be used for storage rescan and Backup from Storage Snapshots. Save the result to the $proxy variable.
Run Add-StoragePluginHost with the $credentials and $proxy variables.

Get-VBRStoragePlugin

Name Version Description

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IBM 0.1 Adds IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC)...

InfiniBox 1.0.6 Adds InfiniBox F-series system. Fibr...

FlashArray 1.0.37.0 Adds Pure Storage FlashArray. FC and...

$credentials = Get-VBRCredentials -Name "IBM Administrator"

$proxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 172.17.41.34

Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType Ibm -Name 172.17.41.3 -Credentials $credentials -Description "IBM iSCSI" -Proxy $proxy

Related Commands

Get-VBRStoragePlugin

Get-VBRViProxy

Get-VBRCredentials