This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Add-VBRvCloud
Short Description
Adds a vCloud Director server to Veeam Backup & Replication.
Applies to
Platform: VMware
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:
- To add a vCloud Director server using the user name/password scenario
Add-VBRvCloud [-Name] <string> [-User] <string> [-Password] <string> [-Url <string>] [-Description <string>][<CommonParameters>] |
- To add a vCloud Director server using the credentials scenario
Add-VBRvCloud [-Name] <string> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Url <string>] [-Description <string>][<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a new vCloud Director server to Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.
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Run Add-VBRvCloudVC to add a vCenter Server managed by vCloud Director to Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure. |
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Specifies the full DNS name or IP address of the vCloud Director server or any cell in the vCloud Director infrastructure. | True | 0 | False | False |
User | Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the Credentials parameter must be omitted. | True | 1 | False | False |
Password | Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted. | True | 2 | False | False |
Credentials | Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Credentials scenario, the -User and -Password parameters must be omitted. | True | Named | False | False |
Url | Specifies the URL you want to connect to the vCloud Director Web API with. | False | Named | False | False |
Description | Specifies the description of the new vCloud Director server. If not set, the user name who created the server and the date and time of creation will be added by default. | False | Named | False | 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 server named "vCloudDirectorServer" having the https://vclouddirectorserver:443 URL address. The user name is "Administrator" and the password is "password".
Add-VBRvCloud -Name "vCloudDirectorServer.domain.com" -User Administrator -Password password -Url https://vclouddirectorserver:443 -Description "vCloud Director Server" |
Example 2
This command creates a new server named "vCloudDirectorServer" having the https://vclouddirectorserver:443 URL address. The credentials are obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $Administrator variable beforehand. The -Description parameter is not set to get the default description created.
Add-VBRvCloud -Name "vCloudDirectorServer.domain.com" -Credentials $Administrator -Url https://vclouddirectorserver:443 |
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