Add-DPMChildDatasource

Add-DPMChildDatasource

Adds a data source or a child data source to a protection group.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Add-DPMChildDatasource [-ProtectionGroup] <ProtectionGroup> [-ChildDatasource] <ProtectableObject[]> [[-Online]] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-DPMChildDatasource cmdlet adds a data source or a child data source to a System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) protection group. Child data sources are folders on a protected volume.

You can override a data source that the Remove-DPMChildDatasource cmdlet previously excluded from a protection group by adding the data source to the protection group.

Parameters

-ChildDatasource<ProtectableObject[]>

Specifies an array of data sources, such as folders in a file system, that DPM can protect individually.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

2

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Online

Indicates that online protection is enabled.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

3

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PassThru

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-ProtectionGroup<ProtectionGroup>

Specifies a protection group to which this cmdlet adds data sources. To obtain a ProtectionGroup object, use the Get-DPMProtectionGroup cmdlet.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

false

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • ProtectionGroup

Examples

Example 1: Add a child data source to a protection group

The first command gets all protection groups from the DPM server named DPMServer07, and then stores these groups in the $PGroup variable. You cannot edit these protection groups.

The second command gets the first protection group in the $PGroup array in editable mode, and then stores it in the $MPGroup variable.

The third command gets an array of protected and unprotected data on the production server named ProductionServer22, and then stores the array in the $PObjects variable.

The final command uses standard array notation to specify the ninth element of the $PObjects array. The command adds that data source to the protection group stored in $MPGroup.

PS C:\> $PGroup = Get-DPMProtectionGroup -DPMServerName "DPMServer07"
PS C:\> $MPGroup = Get-DPMModifiableProtectionGroup $PGroup[0]
PS C:\> $PObjects = Get-DPMDatasource -ProductionServer "ProductionServer22"
PS C:\> Add-DPMChildDatasource -ProtectionGroup $MPGroup -ChildDatasource $PObjects[8] 

Get-DPMChildDatasource

Get-DPMDatasource

Get-DPMModifiableProtectionGroup

Get-DPMProtectionGroup

Remove-DPMChildDatasource