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Unable to protect the SnapCenter repository

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3/2/2023, 5:13:05 AM

Applies to

  • SnapCenter Server 4.x
  • SnapCenter Plug-in for Windows 4.x

Issue

The backup of the SnapCenter repository is failing with the following error.
 
PS C:\Users\xxxxx> Protect-SmRepository -HostName xxxxx -Path F:\xxxxx -RetentionCount 10 -Schedule @{"ScheduleType"="daily";"StartTime"="DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM AM"}
Protect-SmRepository : Host [xxxxx] is required to be registered with SnapCenter to protect the repository database
At line:1 char:1
+ Protect-SmRepository -HostName xxxxx-Path F:\xxxxx ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (SmPSSnapin.ProtectSmRepository:ProtectSmRepository) [Protect-SmRepository], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Protect-SmRepository failed,SmPSSnapin.ProtectSmRepository

 

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