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Short Description
Creates a Hyper-V application group for SureBackup job.
Applies to
Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Add-VSBHvApplicationGroup [-Name <String>] [-VmFromBackup <CHvVmItem[]>] [-RestorePoint <COib[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a new Hyper-V application group.
This cmdlet provides two scenarios. You can add VMs to your application group either by searching for existing VMs or by adding a restore point containing the VMs you need.
Note that you can set the order the VMs in the application group will be powered on when the SureBackup job starts. This may be important if any of the applications must be started prior to other. The VMs are powered in the order they were added to the VM object in this cmdlet.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Name | Specifies the name you want to assign to the application group. | False | Named | False | False |
VmFromBackup | Specifies the array of Hyper-V VMs. The cmdlet will add these VMs to the application group. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
RestorePoint | Specifies the array of VM restore points. The cmdlet will find the VMs backed up in these restore points and add them to the application group. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | 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 creates a new application group named "Microsoft Exchange Appgroup". The VMs that should be included into the application group are obtained with Find-VBRHvEntity and piped down. The VMs are obtained in the order they must boot when the SureBackup job starts.
Find-VBRHvEntity -Name "DC", "DNSServer" | Add-VSBHvApplicationGroup -Name "Microsoft Exchange Appgroup" |
Example 2
This command creates a new application group "MailServer Appgroup". The restore point object is obtained with Get-VBRRestorePoint and assigned to the variable beforehand.
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