Add-VBRSmbV3Cluster

Short Description

Adds an SMB3 cluster to the backup infrastructure.

Applies to

Platform: Hyper-V

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

  • Add an SMB3 cluster using the account user name and password.

Add-VBRSmbV3Cluster -Name <String> -User <String> -Password <String> [-Description <String>]  [<CommonParameters>]

  • Add an SMB3 cluster using credentials managed by Veeam Backup & Replication.

Add-VBRSmbV3Cluster -Name <String> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Description <String>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds an SMB3 cluster to the backup infrastructure.

Run the Add-VBRSmbV3Host cmdlet to add a standalone SMB3 server to the backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Name

Specifies the full DNS name or IP address of the SMB3 cluster.

String

True

Named

False

User

Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the SMB3 cluster.

String

True

Named

False

Password

Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the SMB3 cluster.

String

True

Named

False

Description

Specifies the description of the SMB3 cluster.

String

False

Named

False

Credentials

Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the SMB3 cluster.

Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet

True

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

None.

Examples

Add-VBRSmbV3ClusterExample 1. Adding New SMB3 Cluster Using User Name and Password

This command adds a new SMB3 cluster named SMBCLUSTER01 with the Administrator user name and the qwerty password of the account. The description is Hyper-V SMB Share Cluster 01.

Add-VBRSmbV3Cluster -Name "SMBCLUSTER01" -User "Administrator" -Password "qwerty" -Description "Hyper-V SMB Share Cluster 01"

Add-VBRSmbV3ClusterExample 2. Adding New SMB3 Cluster Using Credentials

This command adds a new SMB3 cluster named SMBCLUSTER01 using credentials. The description is Hyper-V SMB Share Cluster 01.

$Administrator = Get-VBRCredentials

Add-VBRHvCluster -Name "SMBCLUSTER01" -Description "Hyper-V SMB Share Cluster 01" -Credentials $Administrator

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet. Save the result to the $Administrator variable.
  2. Run the Add-VBRHvCluster cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Specify the Description parameter value. Set the $Administrator variable as the Credentials parameter value.

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