Remove-NimbleHost

Short Description

Removes HPE Nimble storage systems from Veeam Backup & Replication.

Platform: VMware

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

Syntax

Remove-NimbleHost -Host <CNimbleHost> [-CleanupHost] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes a selected HPE Nimble storage from Veeam Backup & Replication.

The storage is not deleted from the server where it was created. When you remove a storage, you stop managing it in your Veeam Backup & Replication console.

Parameters

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

CleanupHost

Defines that the cmdlet will also delete objects that Veeam Backup & Replication created on the storage system during backup and restore operations: host records, temporary snapshots and thin clones.

If you do not provide this parameter, the cmdlet will keep these objects on the storage system.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

Force

Defines that the cmdlet will remove the HPE Nimble storage without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

Host

Specifies the storage you want to remove.

Accepts the CNimbleHost object. To get this object, run the Get-NimbleHostReturns HPE Nimble storage systems. cmdlet.

CNimbleHost

True

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Removing HPE Nimble Storage

This example shows how to remove an HPE Nimble storage from Veeam Backup & Replication.

$storage = Get-NimbleHost -Name "HPE Nimble-FC"

Remove-NimbleHost -Host $storage

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-NimbleHostReturns HPE Nimble storage systems. cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $storage variable.
  2. Run the Remove-NimbleHost cmdlet. Set the $storage variable as the Host parameter value.

Get-NimbleHostReturns HPE Nimble storage systems.

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