---
title: "Sync-VBRIsilonHost"
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."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/sync-vbrisilonhost.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Storage Systems > Dell PowerScale (Formerly Isilon) Storage Systems > Sync-VBRIsilonHost"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Sync-VBRIsilonHost

## Short Description
Rescans Dell PowerScale (formerly Isilon) storage system.

**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`](sync-vbrisilonvolume.md) cmdlet to rescan Dell PowerScale volumes added to the backup infrastructure.

::: note

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

:::

## Parameters

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        <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">Host</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a storage system that you want to rescan.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CIsilonHost</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrisilonhost.md"><code>Get-VBRIsilonHost</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CIsilonHost</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</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
### 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`](get-vbrisilonhost.md) 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.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRIsilonHost`](get-vnxhost.md)
- [`Sync-VBRIsilonVolume`](sync-vbrisilonvolume.md)