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Add-VBRViApplicationGroup
Creates VMware application groups for SureBackup jobs.
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Add-VBRViApplicationGroup -VM <VBRSureBackupVM[]> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [<CommonParameters>] |
This cmdlet creates application groups for SureBackup jobs.
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Position | Accept Pipeline Input |
VM | Specifies an array of VMs. The cmdlet will add these VMs to the application group. | Accepts the VBRSureBackupVM[] object. To get this object, run the New-VBRSureBackupVM cmdlet. | True | Named | True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name) |
Name | Specifies a name of an application group. The cmdlet will create the application group with this name. | String | False | Named | False |
Description | Specifies a description of an application group. The cmdlet will create the application group with this description. | String | False | Named | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.
The cmdlet returns the VBRApplicationGroup object that contains settings of application groups for SureBackup jobs.
This example shows how to create an application group with default name and description. $job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Exchange backup" $backupobject = Get-VBRJobObject -Job $job $vm = New-VBRSureBackupVM -VM $backupobject Add-VBRViApplicationGroup -VM $vm |
Perform the following steps: - Run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the Get-VBRJobObject cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the New-VBRSureBackupVM cmdlet. Set the $backupobject variable as the VM parameter value. Save the result to the $vm variable.
- Run the Add-VBRViApplicationGroup cmdlet. Set the $vm variable as the VM parameter value.
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This example shows how to create an application group with the Microsoft Exchange Appgroup name. $job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Exchange backup" $backupobject = Get-VBRJobObject -Job $job $vm = New-VBRSureBackupVM -VM $backupobject Add-VBRViApplicationGroup -VM $vm -Name "Microsoft Exchange Appgroup" |
Perform the following steps: - Run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the Get-VBRJobObject cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the New-VBRSureBackupVM cmdlet. Set the $backupobject variable as the VM parameter value. Save the result to the $vm variable.
- Run the Add-VBRViApplicationGroup cmdlet. Set the $vm variable as the VM parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.
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This example shows how to create an application group with the Microsoft Exchange Appgroup name and the Application group for Exchange-related VMs description. $job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Exchange backup" $backupobject = Get-VBRJobObject -Job $job $vm = New-VBRSureBackupVM -VM $backupobject Add-VBRViApplicationGroup -VM <VBRSureBackupVM[]> -Name "Microsoft Exchange Appgroup" -Description "Application group for Exchange-related VMs" |
Perform the following steps: - Run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the Get-VBRJobObject cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run the New-VBRSureBackupVM cmdlet. Set the $backupobject variable as the VM parameter value. Save the result to the $vm variable.
- Run the Add-VBRViApplicationGroup cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
- Set the $vm variable as the VM parameter value.
- Specify the Name parameter value.
- Specify the Description parameter value.
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Related Commands
Example 1. Creating Application Group