Using PowerShell cmdlets to provision storage

If you do not want to use the SnapCenter GUI to perform host provisioning and space reclamation jobs, you can use the PowerShell cmdlets that are provided by SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows. You can use cmdlets directly or add them to scripts.

If you are running the cmdlets on a remote plug-in host, you must run the SnapCenter Open-SMConnection cmdlet to open a connection to the SnapCenter Server:Open-SmConnection –SMSbaseUrl https://SNAPCENTER_SERVER_NAME.DOMAIN_NAME:8146 -RoleName “ROLE_NAME”

Where:

SNAPCENTER_SERVER_NAME is the server name or IP address of the machine where SnapCenter is installed.
DOMAIN_NAME is the domain (for example, nextgen).
8146 is the default SnapCenter HTTPS port.
You can configure this port during the SnapCenter installation process. If you want to modify the port, you must reinstall SnapCenter and specify a new port number during the new installation.
"ROLE_NAME" is the role name for the user assigned with the Admin role (for example, "Snap Admin"). Role name is required only if the user is a member of multiple roles. Typically, you do not need to specify this.

Provide the credentials you used to log in to the SnapCenter GUI.

Note: If you are a domain user with local administrator rights, you must run the Grant-ClusterAccess PowerShell cmdlet before you can run the Plug-in for Windows cmdlets in a Windows failover cluster.

For detailed information about the Plug-in for Windows cmdlets, including syntax and examples, see the command reference information.

SnapCenter Software 4.1 Windows Cmdlet Reference Guide