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Add-NetAppHost

Short Description

Adds NetApp storage systems to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

To add storage systems by a user name and a password

Add-NetAppHost -Name <string> -UserName <string> -Password <string> [-Description <string>] [-IsHTTP <bool>] [-Port <int>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-MountServer <CHost>] [-NASProxy <VBRNASProxyServer[]>] [-SkipRescan] [-Force] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel] [-CreateRulesAutomatically] [-NASNFS] [-NASSMB] [-NASCreateRulesAutomatically] [-AgentFC] [-AgentISCSI] [-AgentProxy <VBRNASProxyServer[]>] [-EnableVMwareBackup] [-EnableNASBackup] [-EnableAgentBackup] [<CommonParameters>]

To add storage systems by credentials

Add-NetAppHost -Name <string> -Credentials <CInternalCredentials> [-Description <string>] [-IsHTTP <bool>] [-Port <int>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-MountServer <CHost>] [-NASProxy <VBRNASProxyServer[]>] [-SkipRescan] [-Force] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel] [-CreateRulesAutomatically] [-NASNFS] [-NASSMB] [-NASCreateRulesAutomatically] [-AgentFC] [-AgentISCSI] [-AgentProxy <VBRNASProxyServer[]>] [-EnableVMwareBackup] [-EnableNASBackup] [-EnableAgentBackup] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds selected NetApp 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-NetAppHost Tip:

Use the SkipRescan parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, use the following cmdlets:

Run Sync-NetAppHost to rescan of the entire storage system
Run Sync-NetAppVolume to rescan selected NetApp volumes added to backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Name	Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name.	String	True	Named	False
Description	Specifies the description of the storage.	String	False	Named	False
UserName	Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	String	True	Named	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	String	True	Named	False
IsHTTP	If set to TRUE, HTTP protocol will be used to connect to the NetApp storage. Otherwise, HTTPS protocol will be selected. By default, HTTPS is used.	Bool	False	Named	False
Port	Sets a port used to connect to the NetApp storage. By default, port 443 is used.	Int.	False	Named	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	Accepts the CInternalCredentials object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	True	Named	False
MountServer	Specifies the mount server that you want to use to work with this storage.	Accepts the CHost object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False
SkipRescan	Indicates that the cmdlet will not start the storage rescan automatically after you add storage systems to the backup infrastructure.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add a ThinkSystem storage system without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
EnableVMwareBackup	Enables the VMware backup option. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to use storage snapshots to backup and restore VMware vSphere VMs hosted on storage systems.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
EnableNASBackup	Enables the NAS backup option. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to integrate your storage systems with NAS file shares added to your infrastructure.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
EnableAgentBackup	Enables the Veeam Agent backup option. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to integrate your storage systems with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows installed on computers in your infrastructure.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Proxy	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Specifies an 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.	IProxy	False	Named	False
iSCSI	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the iSCSI protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NFS	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the NFS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
FibreChannel	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the FibreChannel protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
CreateRulesAutomatically	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Defines that the cmdlet will allow Veeam Backup & Replication to automatically create required SMB and NFS export rules on the storage system. If you provide this parameter, the rules will be created automatically in case the proxies are unavailable.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NASNFS	For the EnableNASBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the NFS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NASSMB	For the EnableNASBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the SMB protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NASProxy	For the EnableNASBackup parameter. Specifies an array of proxies you want to use with this storage.	Accepts the VBRNASProxyServer object. To create this object, run the Add-VBRNASProxyServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False
NASCreateRulesAutomatically	For the EnableNASBackup parameter. Defines that the cmdlet will allow Veeam Backup & Replication to automatically create required SMB and NFS export rules on the storage system. If you provide this parameter, the rules will be created automatically in case the proxies are unavailable.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
AgentFC	For the EnableAgentBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the FS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
AgentISCSI	For the EnableAgentBackup parameter. Indicates that the storage works over the iSCSI protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
AgentProxy	For the EnableAgentBackup parameter. Specifies an array of proxies you want to use with this storage.	Accepts the VBRComputerFileProxyServer object. To create this object, run the Add-VBRComputerFileProxyServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example

This example shows how to add a NetApp storage system to 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 for Backup from Storage Snapshots. Save the result to the $proxy variable.
Run Add-VBRNetAppHost with the $credentials and $proxy variables.

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

$proxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 167.16.21.25

Add-NetAppHost -Name 167.16.2.134 -Credentials $credentials -Proxy $proxy -Description "NetApp Storage"

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