---
title: "Add-StoragePluginHost"
description: "This cmdlet adds selected Universal Storage API integrated systems to backup infrastructure. When you add storage systems to your backup infrastructure, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a rescan of storage systems."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-storagepluginhost.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Storage Systems > Universal Storage API Integrated Systems > Add-StoragePluginHost"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-StoragePluginHost

## Short Description
Adds Universal Storage API integrated systems to Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Platform**: VMware

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

**Storage System**: IBM Spectrum Virtualize, INFINIDAT InfiniBox, Pure Storage

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AddCredentials</code></p>

```
Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType <String> -Name <String> [-Description <String>] -UserName <String>
 -Password <String> [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-WindowsMountServer <CHost>] [-LinuxMountServer <CHost>]
 [-Port <Int32>] [-SkipRescan] [-Force] [-iSCSI] [-FibreChannel] [-NVMe] [-Nfs] [-AgentFC] [-AgentISCSI]
 [-AgentProxy <VBRComputerFileProxyServer[]>] [-ApplicationFC] [-ApplicationISCSI] [-EnableVMwareBackup]
 [-EnableAgentBackup] [-EnableApplicationBackup] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Credentials</code></p>

```
Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType <String> -Name <String> [-Description <String>]
 -Credentials <CInternalCredentials> [-Proxy <IProxy[]>] [-WindowsMountServer <CHost>]
 [-LinuxMountServer <CHost>] [-Port <Int32>] [-SkipRescan] [-Force] [-iSCSI] [-FibreChannel] [-NVMe] [-Nfs]
 [-AgentFC] [-AgentISCSI] [-AgentProxy <VBRComputerFileProxyServer[]>] [-ApplicationFC] [-ApplicationISCSI]
 [-EnableVMwareBackup] [-EnableAgentBackup] [-EnableApplicationBackup] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds selected Universal Storage API integrated systems to 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](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/storage_configure_add_storage.html?ver=13) section of the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

::: tip

Use the `SkipRescan` parameter to skip the automatic rescan.

To rescan storage systems manually, use the following cmdlets:

- Run [`Sync-StoragePluginHost`](sync-storagepluginhost.md) to rescan of the entire storage system.
- Run [`Sync-StoragePluginVolume`](sync-storagepluginvolume.md) to rescan selected integrated systems volumes added to backup infrastructure.

:::

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AgentFC</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableAgentBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the FS protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AgentISCSI</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableAgentBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the iSCSI protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AgentProxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableAgentBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies an array of proxies you want to use with this storage.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRComputerFileProxyServer</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="add-vbrcomputerfileproxyserver.md"><code>Add-VBRComputerFileProxyServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRComputerFileProxyServer[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ApplicationFC</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableApplicationBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the FibreChannel protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ApplicationISCSI</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableApplicationBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the iSCSI protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Credentials</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the storage.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CInternalCredentials</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcredentials.md"><code>Get-VBRCredentials</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CInternalCredentials</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the storage.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EnableAgentBackup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will allow backup of Veeam Agents.</p><p>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.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EnableApplicationBackup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will allow backup of InterSystems IRIS instances.</p><p>If you provide this parameter, you will be able to use storage snapshots to back up and restore data of InterSystems IRIS instances hosted on storage systems.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EnableVMwareBackup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will allow backup of VMware VMs.</p><p>If you provide this parameter, you will be able to use storage snapshots to backup and restore VMware vSphere VMs hosted on storage systems.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">FibreChannel</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableVMwareBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the FibreChannel protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add a ThinkSystem storage system without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">iSCSI</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableVMwareBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the iSCSI protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LinuxMountServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies Linux mount server. The storage systems will use this mount server for file-level and application items restore.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the storage IP address or DNS name of the storage you want to add.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Nfs</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableVMwareBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Defines that the storage works over the NFS protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NVMe</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableVMwareBackup</code> parameter. Defines that the storage works over the NVMe protocol.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the storage.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PluginType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the storage plug-in.</p><p>The cmdlet will use this plug-in for adding the associated storage to Veeam Backup & Replication.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Port</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Sets a port used to connect to the storage. By default, port 443 is used.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Proxy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the <code>EnableVMwareBackup</code> parameter.</p><p>Specifies an array of proxies you want to use with this storage.</p><p>If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will use automatic proxy selection.</p><p>Accepts the <code>IProxy[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrviproxy.md"><code>Get-VBRViProxy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IProxy[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SkipRescan</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will not start the storage rescan automatically after you add storage systems to the backup infrastructure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UserName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the storage.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WindowsMountServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies Windows mount server. The storage systems will use this mount server for file-level and application items restore.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Adding IBM Spectrum Virtualize Storage System

This example shows how to add an IBM Spectrum Virtualize storage system to Veeam Backup & Replication.

```
Get-VBRStoragePlugin
$credentials = Get-VBRCredentials -Name "IBM Administrator"
$proxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 172.17.41.34
Add-StoragePluginHost -PluginType Ibm -Name 172.17.41.3 -Credentials $credentials -Description "IBM iSCSI" -Proxy $proxy
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRStoragePlugin`](get-vbrstorageplugin.md) cmdlet. To add the IBM Spectrum Virtualize storage system to Veeam Backup & Replication, you will need the IBM Plug-in.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRCredentials`](get-vbrcredentials.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$credentials` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRViProxy`](get-vbrviproxy.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$proxy` variable.
4. Run the `Add-StoragePluginHost` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `Ibm` option for the `PluginType` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Set the `$credentials` variable as the `Credentials` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Description` parameter value.
   - Set the `$proxy` variable as the `Proxy` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Add-VBRComputerFileProxyServer`](add-vbrcomputerfileproxyserver.md)
- [`Get-VBRCredentials`](get-vbrcredentials.md)
- [`Get-VBRStoragePlugin`](get-vbrstorageplugin.md)
- [`Get-VBRViProxy`](get-vbrviproxy.md)