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Add-VBRHvScvmm

Short Description

Adds a SCVMM server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRHvScvmm -Name <String> -User <String> -Password <String> [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Add-VBRHvScvmm -Name <String> [-Description <String>] -Credentials <CCredentials> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds SCVMM (Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager) server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

When adding a new SCVMM server, you will need to provide either username and password or credentials. This cmdlet provides syntax for both scenarios accordingly.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Name

Specifies the string with the DNS name of the added SCVMM server.

True

Named

False

False

User

Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the SCVMM server.

If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.

True

Named

False

False

Password

Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the SCVMM server.

If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.

True

Named

False

False

Credentials

Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the SCVMM server.

If you use the Credentials scenario, the -User and -Password parameters must be omitted.

True

Named

False

False

Description

Specifies the description of the SCVMM server.

If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.

False

Named

False

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.

Example 1

This command adds the SCVMM server using a username and a password.

Add-VBRHvScvmm -Name "SCVMM1" -User "Administrator" -Password "Password" -Description "SCVMM Server"

Example 2

This command adds the SCVMM server using credentials. The credentials record is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $SCVMMAdministrator variable beforehand.

Add-VBRHvScvmm -Name "SCVMM1" -Description "SCVMM Server" -Credentials $SCVMMAdministrator