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SnapCenter 4.8 cmdlets

Add-SdIgroupInitiator

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Adds one or more FCP and/or iSCSI initiators to an existing igroup on your storage system.

Syntax

Add-SdIgroupInitiator [-Name]  <String>  [-Initiators]  <String[]>  [-StorageSystem]  <String>  [-Validate]  <>  [-Session]  <String>  [-Host]  <String>

Detailed Description

Adds one or more FCP and/or iSCSI initiators to an existing igroup on your storage system. You should not mix FCP and iSCSI initiators on a specified Windows node. You can mix FCP and iSCSI initiators in a clustered scenario on a Windows node.

Parameters

Name Description Required? Pipeline Input Default Value

Name

Specifies the name of the igroup to which you want to add an array of FCP or iSCSI initiators.

true

true (ByPropertyName)

Initiators

Provides a comma-separated list of the FCP or iSCSI initiators you want to add to your igroup.

true

true (ByPropertyName)

StorageSystem

Specifies the storage system on which your igroup is defined.

true

true (ByPropertyName)

Validate

false

true (ByPropertyName)

Session

Specifies the session ID from Open-SmConnection

false

true (ByPropertyName)

Host

Specifies the name or IP address of the host on which you execute the operation. The default is your local machine.

false

true (ByPropertyName)

Examples

Example 1: Adding an FCP initiator to an igroup

 PS C:\> Add-SdIgroupInitiator -Name IGroupFCPDemo -Initiators "20:00:00:0e:13:75:90:02" -StorageSystem 172.17.168.13

This example syntax adds an FCP initiator to the specified igroup.

Example 2: Adding an iSCSI initiator to an igroup

 PS C:\> Add-SdIgroupInitiator -Name IgroupDemo -Initiators iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:mva-s24-rx200.sddev.mycompany.com -StorageSystem 172.17.168.13

This example syntax adds an iSCSI initiator to the specified igroup.

Example 3: Adding an array of initiators to your igroup

 PS C:\> Add-SdIgroupInitiator -Name IgroupDemo -Initiators iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:mva-s24-rx200.sddev.mycompany.com,iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:mva-rx200-s4.sddev.mycompany.com -StorageSystem 172.17.168.13

This example syntax adds an array of initiators to the specified igroup.