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Short Description
Adds Hyper-V clusters to Veeam Backup & Replication.
Applies to
Platform: Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Add-VBRHvCluster -Name <String> -User <String> -Password <String> [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Add-VBRHvCluster -Name <String> [-Description <String>] -Credentials <CCredentials> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds Hyper-V clusters to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.
Run Add-VBRHvHost to add a standalone Hyper-V host to Veeam Backup & Replication.
When adding a new Hyper-V cluster, you will need to provide either username and password or credentials. Use an appropriate parameter set for each case. When you provide authentication with the Hyper-V cluster, you get equal rights for all clustered VMs.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Name | Specifies the DNS name of the Hyper-V cluster. | True | Named | False | False |
User | Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the Hyper-V cluster. | True | Named | False | False |
Password | Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the Hyper-V cluster. | True | Named | False | False |
Description | Specifies the description of the Hyper-V cluster. | False | Named | False | False |
Credentials | Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the Hyper-V cluster. | True | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.
Example 1
This command adds a new Hyper-V cluster named "HYPCLUSTER01" using username and password. The user name is "Administrator", and the password is "Password". The description is "Hyper-V Cluster 01".
Add-VBRHvCluster -Name "HYPCLUSTER01" -User Administrator -Password Password -Description "Hyper-V Cluster 01" |
Example 2
This command adds a new Hyper-V cluster named "HYPCLUSTER01" using credentials. The credentials object is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $Administrator variable beforehand. The description is "Hyper-V Cluster 01".
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