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# add\_physical\_host

Add a physical host to the Rubrik cluster.

```python
def add_physical_host(hostname, timeout=60)
```

## Arguments

| Name     | Type        | Description                                                                            | Choices |
| -------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| hostname | str or list | The hostname or IP Address of the physical host you want to add to the Rubrik cluster. |         |

## Keyword Arguments

| Name    | Type | Description                                                                                                  | Choices | Default |
| ------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------- |
| timeout | int  | The number of seconds to wait to establish a connection the Rubrik cluster before returning a timeout error. |         | 60      |

## Returns

| Type | Return Value                                                                         |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| str  | No change requird. The host '`hostname`' is already connected to the Rubrik cluster. |
| dict | The full API response for `POST /v1/host`.                                           |

## Exceptions

| Type                      | Message                             |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| InvalidParameterException | The provided hostname list is empty |

## Example

### Single Host

```python
import rubrik_cdm

rubrik = rubrik_cdm.Connect()

hostname = "python-sdk-demo"

add_host = rubrik.add_physical_host(hostname)
```

### Bulk Hosts

```python
import rubrik_cdm

rubrik = rubrik_cdm.Connect()

hosts = ['host1.rubrik.com','host2.rubrik.com','host3.rubrik.com']
bulk_add = rubrik.add_physical_host(hosts)
```