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New-DataKeeperJob

This cmdlet is used to create a DataKeeper job consisting of two nodes. Jobs created using this cmdlet will be added to the DataKeeper SnapIn the next time it is loaded.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Position Notes
JobName String Yes 0 The name of the job.
JobDescription String Yes 1 A brief description of the job.
Node1Name String Yes 2 The FQDN of the first node.
Node1IP String Yes 3 The IP address of the first node that is used for DataKeeper Replication.
Node1Volume String Yes 4 The volume of the first node that is involved in replication.
Node2Name String Yes 5 The FQDN of the second node.
Node2IP String Yes 6 The IP address of the second node that is used for DataKeeper Replication.
Node2Volume String Yes 7 The volume of the second node that is involved in replication.
SyncType String Yes 8 Valid options are:
Sync - A synchronous mirror
Async - An asynchronous mirror
Disk - These two volumes are a single shared disk

Inputs

None

Outputs

On success, an object representing the created job. On failure, an exception containing a Windows error code.

NOTE: Both IP addresses must be of the same protocol (IPv4 or IPv6). DataKeeper does not currently support mirror endpoints with different protocols.

 

Example:

New-DataKeeperJob -JobName "name" -JobDescription "desc" -Node1Name example1.domain.com -Node1IP 10.200.8.55 -Node1Volume E -Node2Name example2.domain.com -Node2IP 10.200.8.56 -Node2Volume F -SyncType Async

New-DataKeeperJob "name" "desc" example1.domain.com 10.200.8.55 E example2.domain.com 10.200.8.56 F Async

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