Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration - Veeam Backup PowerShell Reference

Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration -Configuration <VBRHvServerConfigurationObject[]> [-EnableFailover] [-EnableCBT][<CommonParameters>]

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Configuration	Specifies an array of settings of Microsoft Hyper-V hosts. The cmdlet will modify these settings.	Accepts the VBRHvServerConfigurationObject[] object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
EnableFailover	Defines that the cmdlet will enable the failover option settings. If you do not provide this parameter, Veeam Backup & Replication will fail over to a software VSS provider when the hardware VSS provider does not manage to create a volume snapshot.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
EnableCBT	Defines that the cmdlet will enable the changed block tracking option for processing the Microsoft Hyper-V VMs. If you do not provide this parameter, the changed block tracking option will not be enabled.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Configuration

Specifies an array of settings of Microsoft Hyper-V hosts. The cmdlet will modify these settings.

Accepts the VBRHvServerConfigurationObject[] object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

EnableFailover

Defines that the cmdlet will enable the failover option settings.

If you do not provide this parameter, Veeam Backup & Replication will fail over to a software VSS provider when the hardware VSS provider does not manage to create a volume snapshot.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

EnableCBT

Defines that the cmdlet will enable the changed block tracking option for processing the Microsoft Hyper-V VMs.

If you do not provide this parameter, the changed block tracking option will not be enabled.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

This example shows how to enable the failover option for the hyperv09.tech.local Microsoft Hyper-V host added to the backup infrastructure.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name hyperv09.tech.local

$settings = Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration -Server $server

Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration -Configuration $settings -EnableFailover

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Save the result to the $settings variable
Run the Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet. Set the $settings variable as the Configuration parameter value. Provide the EnableFailover parameter.

This example shows how to enable the changed block tracking for processing the hyperv09.tech.local Microsoft Hyper-V host added to the backup infrastructure.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name hyperv09.tech.local

$settings = Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration -Server $server

Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration -Configuration $settings -EnableCBT

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Get-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.
Run the Set-VBRHvServerConfiguration cmdlet. Set the $settings variable as the Configuration parameter value. Provide the EnableCBT parameter.