addPhysicalToProtectionJob

Add Physical Server to a Block-based Protection Job using PowerShell

Warning: this code is provided on a best effort basis and is not in any way officially supported or sanctioned by Cohesity. The code is intentionally kept simple to retain value as example code. The code in this repository is provided as-is and the author accepts no liability for damages resulting from its use.

This PowerShell script adds physical servers to a block-based protection job.

Download the script

Run these commands from PowerShell to download the script(s) into your current directory

# Download Commands
$scriptName = 'addPhysicalToProtectionJob'
$repoURL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bseltz-cohesity/scripts/master/powershell'
(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$repoUrl/$scriptName/$scriptName.ps1").content | Out-File "$scriptName.ps1"; (Get-Content "$scriptName.ps1") | Set-Content "$scriptName.ps1"
(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$repoUrl/cohesity-api/cohesity-api.ps1").content | Out-File cohesity-api.ps1; (Get-Content cohesity-api.ps1) | Set-Content cohesity-api.ps1
# End Download Commands

Components

• addPhysicalToProtectionJob.ps1: the main PowerShell script
• cohesity-api.ps1: the Cohesity REST API helper module
• servers.txt: an optional text file containing a list of serversto add to the protection job

Place all files in a folder together. Optionally create a text file called servers.txt and populate with the servers that you want to protect, like so:

server1.mydomain.net
server2.mydomain.net
server3.mydomain.net

Note that the servers in the text file must be registered in Cohesity, and should match the name format as shown in the Cohesity UI. Then, run the main script like so:

./addPhysicalToProtectionJob.ps1 -vip mycluster -username myusername -jobName 'My Job' -serverList ./servers.txt

Connected!
Processing servers...
  server1.mydomain.net
  server2.mydomain.net
  server3.mydomain.net

Optional Parameters

• -domain: your AD domain (defaults to local)
• -server: name of a single server to add to the job
• -serverList: a text file list of servers to add to the job