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Add-NetAppHost

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    Short Description

    Adds NetApp storages to Veeam Backup & Replication.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware

    Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

    Syntax

    This cmdlet provides 2 parameter sets.

    • For authenticating with username/password:

    Add-NetAppHost -Name <string> -UserName <string> -Password <string> [-Description <string>] [-IsHTTP <bool>] [-Port <int>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel]  [<CommonParameters>]

    • For authenticating with credentials:

    Add-NetAppHost -Name <string> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Description <string>] [-IsHTTP <bool>] [-Port <int>] [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-iSCSI] [-NFS] [-FibreChannel]  [<CommonParameters>]

    Related Commands

    Get-VBRCredentials

    Get-VBRViProxy \ Get-VBRHvProxy

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet adds a selected NetApp storage to Veeam Backup & Replication.

    When adding a storage, you will need to provide either username/password or credentials. Use an appropriate parameter set for each case.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Name

    Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name.

    True

    Named

    False

    False

    Description

    Specifies the description of the storage.

    If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    UserName

    Specifies the user name 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

    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.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Port

    Sets a port used to connect to the NetApp storage. By default, port 443 is used.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Credentials

    Specifies the CCredentials object containing the credentials record you want to use for authenticating with the storage.

    True

    Named

    False

    False

    Proxy

    Specifies the array of proxies you want to use with this storage.

    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

    <CommonParameters>

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

    Example 1

    This command adds a NetApp storage with IP address 167.16.2.134. The username is "Administrator" and the password is "_Password_".

    PS C:\PS> Add-NetAppHost -UserName "Administrator" -Password "_Password_" -Name 167.16.2.134 -Description "NetApp Storage"

    Example 2

    This command adds a NetApp storage with IP address 167.16.2.134. The credentials object is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $creds variable beforehand.

    PS C:\PS> Add-NetAppHost -Credentials $creds -Name 167.16.2.134 -Description "NetApp Storage"