Sync-VNXHost

Short Description

Rescans Dell VNX storage system.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

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

Storage System: Dell VNX

Syntax

Sync-VNXHost -Host <CVnxHost>  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet rescans Dell VNX 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-VNXVolume cmdlet to rescan Dell VNX volumes added to the backup infrastructure.

Sync-VNXHost 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

Storage

Specifies a storage system that you want to rescan.

Accepts the CVnxHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VNXHost cmdlet

True

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 VNX Storage System

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

$storage = Get-VNXHost -Name "VNX Storage"

Sync-VNXHost -Storage $storage

Perform the following steps:

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

Related Commands

Get-VNXHost