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Connect-VBRViVirtualLab

Short Description

Adds VMs to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Connect-VBRViVirtualLab [-VM] <CViVmItem> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds VMs created on VMware to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
VM	Specifies a VM that you want to add to Veeam Backup & Replication.	Accepts the CViVmItem object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Adding VM to Virtual Lab

This example shows how to add the Oracle05 VM created on VMware into Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

$vm = Find-VBRViEntity -Name "Oracle05"

Connect-VBRViVirtualLab -VM $vm

Perform the following steps:

Run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $vm variable.
Run the Connect-VBRViVirtualLab cmdlet. Set the $vm variable as the VM parameter value.

Related Commands

Find-VBRViEntity