Sync-VBRIsilonHost

Short Description

Rescans Dell PowerScale (formerly Isilon) storage system.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Sync-VBRIsilonHost [-Host <CIsilonHost>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet rescans Dell PowerScale storage systems. During rescan Veeam Backup & Replication retrieves information about the storage system topology and adds storage volumes to the backup infrastructure.

Run the Sync-VBRIsilonVolume cmdlet to rescan Dell PowerScale volumes added to the backup infrastructure.

Sync-VBRIsilonHost Note:

The cmdlet will not notify you in case Veeam Backup & Replication fails to perform a rescan.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Host

Specifies a storage system that you want to rescan.

Accepts the CIsilonHost object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRIsilonHost cmdlet.

False

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Rescanning Dell PowerScale Storage System

This example shows how to rescan a Dell PowerScale storage system.

$storage = Get-VBRIsilonHost -Name "Isilon Storage"

Sync-VBRIsilonHost -Host $storage

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRIsilonHost cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
  2. Run the Sync-VBRIsilonHost cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Host parameter value.

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