Add-ThinkSystemHost

Short Description

Adds ThinkSystem storage systems to the backup infrastructure.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Add storage systems by user name and password.

Add-ThinkSystemHost -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>]

Add storage systems by credentials.

Add-ThinkSystemHost -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 ThinkSystem storage systems to the backup infrastructure.

When you add storage systems to your backup infrastructure, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a rescan of these 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-ThinkSystemHost Tip:

Provide the SkipRescan parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, use the following cmdlets:

Run the Sync-NetAppHost cmdlet to rescan of the entire storage system.
Run the Sync-NetAppVolume cmdlet 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 ThinkSystem storage. Otherwise, HTTPS protocol will be selected. Defaul: HTTPS.	Bool	False	Named	False
Port	Specifies a port used to connect to the ThinkSystem 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 an array of proxies you want to use with this storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this proxy to rescan and Backup from Storage Snapshots. If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will use automatic proxy selection.	Accepts the IProxy object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRViProxy cmdlet.	False	Named	False
SkipRescan	Specifies the mount server that you want to use to work with this storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this server for file-level and application items restore.	Accepts the CHost object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add a HPE 3PAR StoreServ 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 file 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. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this proxy to rescan and Backup from Storage Snapshots. Note: If you do not provide this parameter, Veeam Backup & Replication will use the automatic proxy selection.	Accepts the IProxy[] object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRViProxy cmdlet.	False	Named	False
iSCSI	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Defines that the storage works over iSCSI protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NFS	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Defines that the storage works over NFS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
FibreChannel	For the EnableVMwareBackup parameter. Defines that the storage works over 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. Defines that the storage works over the NFS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
NASSMB	For the EnableNASBackup parameter. Defines that the storage works over the SMB protocol.	SwitchParameter	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
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
AgentFC	For the EnableAgentBackup parameter. Defines that the storage works over the FS protocol.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
AgentISCSI	For the EnableAgentBackup parameter. Defines 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 Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Example 1. Adding a ThinkSystem Storage System by Username and Password

This command adds a ThinkSystem storage system to the backup infrastructure using user name and password.

Add-ThinkSystemHost -Name 167.16.2.134 -UserName "Lenovo Administrator" -Password "SecurePa$$w0rd"

Example 2. Adding a ThinkSystem Storage System by Credentials

This example shows how to add a ThinkSystem storage system to the backup infrastructure using credentials.

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

$proxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 167.16.21.25

Add-ThinkSystemHost -Name 167.16.2.134 -Credentials $credentials -Proxy $proxy -Description "Lenovo Storage"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run the Get-VBRViProxy cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $proxy variable.
Run the Add-ThinkSystemHost cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Specify the Name parameter value.
Set the $credentials variable as the Credentials parameter value.
Set the $proxy variable as the Proxy parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.

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