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Add-VBRHvProxy

Short Description

Adds Hyper-V backup proxies to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: Hyper-V

For VMware, run Add-VBRViProxy.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRHvProxy -Server <CHost> [-Description <String>] [-MaxTasks <Int32>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a Hyper-V backup proxy server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

When you add a proxy, you set a role to a Microsoft Windows server. To add a new proxy, you need to have the server added to your Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

Run Add-VBRWinServer to add a Microsoft Windows server.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Server	Specifies the server which will act as a Hyper-V backup proxy.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Description	Specifies the description of the Hyper-V proxy.	False	Named	False	False
MaxTasks	Specifies the number of concurrent tasks that can be assigned to the proxy simultaneously. Allowed values: 1-100. Default: 2.	False	Named	False	False

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 proxy. The server that will act as the proxy is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down. The description is "Local Backup Proxy". The max concurrent tasks number is set to 6.

Get-VBRServer -Name "HyperV Local Server" | Add-VBRHvProxy -Description "Local Backup Proxy" -MaxTasks 6

Example 2

This command adds a new proxy. The server that will act as the proxy is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the $server variable. The description is "Local Backup Proxy". The max concurrent tasks number is not set to enable the default value.

Add-VBRHvProxy -Server $server -Description "Local Backup Proxy"

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer