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Add-VNXHost

Short Description

Adds Dell EMC VNX storage systems to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Storage System: Dell EMC VNX

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

To add storage systems by username and password

Add-VNXHost -Type <VBRVNXHostType> {VNXFile | VNXBlock | VNXe | Unity} -UserName <string> -Password <string> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [-CredentialsScope <VBRVNXBlockCredentialsScope> {Global | Local | LDAP}][-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-MountServer <CHost>] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel] [-SkipRescan] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

To add storage systems by credentials

Add-VNXHost -Type <VBRVNXHostType> {VNXFile | VNXBlock | VNXe | Unity} -Credentials <CInternalCredentials> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [-CredentialsScope <VBRVNXBlockCredentialsScope> {Global | Local | LDAP}][-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-MountServer <CHost>] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel] [-SkipRescan] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds selected Dell EMC VNX storage 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-VNXHost Tip:

Use the SkipRescan parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, use the following cmdlets:

Run Sync-VNXHost to rescan of the entire storage system.
Run Sync-VNXVolume to rescan selected Dell EMC VNX volumes added to backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Type	Specifies the type of the VNX storage: VNXFile, VNXBlock, VNXe, Unity.	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
Name	Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name.	False	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
Credentials Scope	Used to authenticate with the VNXBlock. Specifies the credentials scope: Global, Local, LDAP.	False	Named	False	False
Proxy	Specifies the array of proxies you want to use 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
iSCSI	Indicates that the storage works over iSCSI protocol.	False	Named	False	False
NFS	Indicates that the storage works over NFS protocol.	False	Named	False	False
FibreChannel	Indicates that the storage works over FibreChannel 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	Defines that the cmdlet will display the prompt that asks: [For Dell EMC Unity/VNXe] If the user accepts the TLS certificate thumbprint installed on the Dell EMC server. [For Dell EMC VNX file storage] If the user accepts the SSH key fingerprint of the Dell EMC server.	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 a Dell EMC VNX storage system to the backup infrastructure using credentials.

Run Get-VBRCredentials to get a credentials record for the storage system. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run Get-VBRViProxy to get a backup proxy that will be used for storage rescan and Backup from Storage Snapshots. Save the result to the $proxy variable.
Run Add-VNXHost with the $credentials and $proxy variables.

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

$proxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 172.16.53.5

Add-VNXHost -Name 172.16.21.105 -Type VNXe -Credentials $credentials -Proxy $proxy -iSCSI

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials

Get-VBRViProxy