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Add-SCStorageProvider

Module:
VirtualMachineManager Module

Adds a storage provider to VMM.

Syntax

AddSmisCimXmlProvider (Default) 

Add-SCStorageProvider
    -Name <String>
    -RunAsAccount <RunAsAccount>
    -NetworkDeviceName <String>
    -TCPPort <UInt32>
    [-Fabric]
    [-Description <String>]
    [-Certificate <ClientCertificate>]
    [-RunAsynchronously]
    [-PROTipID <Guid>]
    [-JobVariable <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

AddSmisWmiProvider 

Add-SCStorageProvider
    -Name <String>
    -RunAsAccount <RunAsAccount>
    -ComputerName <String>
    [-Description <String>]
    [-AddSmisWmiProvider]
    [-RunAsynchronously]
    [-PROTipID <Guid>]
    [-JobVariable <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider 

Add-SCStorageProvider
    -Name <String>
    -RunAsAccount <RunAsAccount>
    -ComputerName <String>
    [-Description <String>]
    [-IsNonTrustedDomain]
    [-AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider]
    [-RunAsynchronously]
    [-PROTipID <Guid>]
    [-JobVariable <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-SCStorageProvider cmdlet adds a storage provider to Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) by providing the connection information required to access the provider over the network.

VMM in System Center 2019 and later allows you to add a WMI SMI-S provider by using the AddSmisWmiProvider parameter.

Examples

Example 1: Add a storage provider by its Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)

PS C:\> $RunAsAcct = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAccount01"
PS C:\> Add-SCStorageProvider -NetworkDeviceName "http://StorProv01.Contoso.com" -TCPPort 5988 -Name "StorProv01.Contoso.com" -RunAsAccount $RunAsAcct

The first command gets the RunAs account named RunAsAccount01 and stores it in the $RunAsAcct variable.

The second command adds the storage provider named StorProv01.Contoso.com using the RunAs account stored in $RunAsAcct.

Example 2: Add a storage provider by its IP address

PS C:\> $RunAsAcct = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAccount02"
PS C:\> Add-SCStorageProvider -NetworkDeviceName "http://10.10.12.23" -TCPPort 5988 -Name "StorProv02.Contoso.com" -RunAsAccount $RunAsAcct02

The first command gets the RunAs account named RunAsAccount02 and stores it in the $RunAsAcct variable.

The second command adds the storage provider with an IP address of 10.10.12.23 using the RunAsAccount stored in $RunAsAcct.

Example 3: Add a WMI SMI-S storage provider

PS C:\> $RunAsAccount = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "AdminRAA"
PS C:\> Add-SCStorageProvider -SmisWmi -Name "StorageProvider01" -RunAsAccount $RunAsAccount -ComputerName "StorageHost01.Contoso.com"

The first command gets the Run As account object named AdminRAA and stores the object in the $RunAsAccount variable.

The second command adds the storage provider with the name StorageProvider01 using the Run Account stored in $RunAsAccount. The SmisWmi parameter indicates that this is an SMI-S storage provider.

Parameters

-AddSmisWmiProvider

Indicates that the cmdlet adds an SMIS-based WMI provider.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisWmiProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider

Indicates that the cmdlet adds a Windows native WMI provider implementation.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Certificate

Specifies a security certificate object.

Parameter properties

Type:ClientCertificate
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisCimXmlProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-ComputerName

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. Valid formats are:

  • FQDN (fully qualified domain name)
  • IPv4 or IPv6 address
  • NetBIOS name

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisWmiProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False
AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Description

Specifies a description for the storage provider.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Fabric

Indicates Fibre Channel fabric.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisCimXmlProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-IsNonTrustedDomain

Indicates that the domain is not a trusted Active Directory domain.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddWindowsNativeWmiProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-JobVariable

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Name

Specifies the name of a VMM object.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-NetworkDeviceName

Specifies the name of a network device.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisCimXmlProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-PROTipID

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Parameter properties

Type:Guid
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-RunAsAccount

Specifies a Run As account that contains credentials with permission to perform this action.

Parameter properties

Type:RunAsAccount
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-TCPPort

Specifies a numeric value that represents a TCP port.

Parameter properties

Type:UInt32
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

AddSmisCimXmlProvider
Position:Named
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Outputs

StorageProvider

This cmdlet returns a StorageProvider object.