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Add-VBRvCenter

Short Description

Adds vCenter Servers to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRvCenter [-Name] <String> [-User] <String> [-Password] <String> [-Port <Int32>] [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Add-VBRvCenter [-Name] <String> [-Port <Int32>] [-Description <String>] -Credentials <CCredentials> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to add a vCenter Server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the full DNS name or IP address of the vCenter Server.	True	1	False	False
User	Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server. Note: The user name must be in the "DOMAIN\USERNAME" format.	True	2	False	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server.	True	3	False	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server.	True	Named	False	False
Port	Specifies the Web service port for connection to the vCenter Server. Default: 443	False	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies the description of the vCenter Server.	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 the vCenter Server named "vc25.domain.local" using a username and a password. The user name is "Administrator" and the password is "Password".

Add-VBRvCenter -Name "vc25.domain.local" -User "Domain\Administrator" -Password "Password" -Description "vcdev25 vCenter Server"

Example 2

This command adds the vCenter Server named "vc25.domain.local" using credentials. The credentials record is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the '$vc_administrator' variable beforehand.

Add-VBRvCenter -Name "vc25.domain.local" -Description "vcdev25 vCenter Server" -Credentials $vc_administrator

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials

Get-VBRServer

Remove-VBRServer