Add-HyperFlexHost

Short Description

Adds Cisco HyperFlex storage systems to the backup infrastructure.

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

AddCredentials

Add-HyperFlexHost -Name <String> [-Description <String>] -UserName <String> -Password <String>

[-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-Force] [-SkipRescan] [<CommonParameters>]
Credentials

Add-HyperFlexHost -Name <String> [-Description <String>] -Credentials <CInternalCredentials>

[-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-Force] [-SkipRescan] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds the Cisco HyperFlex storage systems to the backup infrastructure.

When you add storage systems to your backup infrastructure, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a rescan of 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.

Tip

Use the SkipRescan parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, run the Sync-HyperFlexHost cmdlet to rescan of the entire storage system.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the storage. Accepts the `CInternalCredentials` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRCredentials` cmdlet.	`CInternalCredentials`	True	Named	False
Description	Specifies the description of the storage.	`String`	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add a Cisco HyperFlex without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name.	`String`	True	Named	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	`String`	True	Named	False
Proxy	Specifies the array of proxies you want to use with this storage. Accepts the `IProxy` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRViProxy` cmdlet.	`IProxy[]`	False	Named	False
SkipRescan	Defines that the cmdlet will not start the storage rescan automatically after you add storage systems to the backup infrastructure.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
UserName	Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the storage.	`String`	True	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the CCiscoHxHost object that defines settings of the HyperFlex storage systems added to the backup infrastructure.

Examples

Add-HyperFlexHost Example 1. Adding Cisco HyperFlex Storage by Username and Password

This command adds the 192.0.2.1 Cisco HyperFlex storage system by specifying user name and password.

Add-HyperFlexHost -Name 192.0.2.1 -UserName "Cisco HX Administrator" -Password "SecurePa$$w0rd"

Add-HyperFlexHost Example 2. Adding Cisco HyperFlex Storage System Using Credentials

This example shows how to add the 192.0.2.1 Cisco HyperFlex storage system to the backup infrastructure using the Cisco HX Administrator credentials.

$credentials = Get-VBRCredentials -Name "Cisco HX Administrator"

Add-HyperFlexHost -Name 192.0.2.1 -Credentials $credentials

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run the Add-HyperFlexHost cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Set the $credentials variable as the Credentials parameter value.