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Short Description
Creates a new WAN accelerator.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
Add-VBRWANAccelerator -Server <CHost> [-Description <String>] [-CachePath <String>] [-CacheSize <UInt32>] [-CacheSizeUnit <ESizeUnit>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new WAN accelerator.
WAN accelerator is an architecture component that optimizes file transfer via WAN by means of data deduplication. The role of a WAN accelerator can be assigned to a dedicated Windows-based machine (physical or virtual). For best performance you should set a WAN accelerator on both source and target sides.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Server | Specifies the server where WAN accelerator will be created. NOTE: You can create WAN accelerator on Microsoft Windows servers only. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
Description | Specifies the description of the WAN accelerator. | False | Named | False | False |
CachePath | Specifies the path to the folder where WAN accelerator will be created. | False | Named | False | False |
CacheSize | Specifies the cache folder capacity value. Permitted values: 1 to 65535. | False | Named | False | False |
CacheSize | Specifies the measure unit for the cache folder capacity. Permitted values: GB or TB. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.
Example 1
This command creates a new WAN accelerator on the Veeam backup server:
- The Veeam backup server is obtained with Get-VBRLocalhost and piped down.
- The description of the new WAN accelerator is "WAN Accelerator 01".
- The folder path where the new WAN accelerator will be created is c:\WAN.
- The cache size capacity is set to 100GB.
Get-VBRLocalhost | Add-VBRWANAccelerator -Description "WAN Accelerator 01" -CachePath "c:\WAN" -CacheSize 100 -CacheSizeUnit GB |
Example 2
This command creates a new WAN accelerator with the following parameters:
- The server where the WAN accelerator will be created is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the $server variable beforehand.
- The description of the new WAN accelerator is "WAN Accelerator 02".
- The folder path where the new WAN accelerator will be created is c:\WAN.
- The cache size capacity is set to 150GB.
Add-VBRWANAccelerator -Server $s -Description "WAN Accelerator 02" -CachePath "c:\WAN" -CacheSize 150 -CacheSizeUnit GB |
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