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Get-VBRServer

Short Description

Returns hosts connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Get-VBRServer [-Type <CDBHost+EType>] [-Name <String[]>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns hosts connected to Veeam Backup & Replication.

You can get the list of all hosts or narrow down the output to the servers of specific type, or search for instances directly by name.

Run Find-VBRViEntity or Find-VBRHvEntity to look for VMware or Hyper-V virtual objects registered on these hosts.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Type

Specifies the server type:

  • BackupServer: the server where Veeam Backup & Replication is installed.
  • ESX: ESX host.
  • ESXi: ESXi host.
  • HvCluster: Hyper-V cluster.
  • HvServer: Hyper-V host.
  • Linux: Linux server.
  • Local: this server.
  • SanHost: storage system server.
  • Scvmm: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager server.
  • SmbCluster: Microsoft SMB cluster.
  • SmbServer: Microsoft SMB server.
  • VC: VMware vCenter server.
  • VcdSystem: VMware vCloud Director server.
  • Windows: Windows server.
  • Cloud: cloud server.

False

Named

False

False

Name

Specifies the name of the server you want to get, or search conditions.

You can specify multiple names separated by commas.

False

Named

False

True

<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 looks for the server named "Active_Directory".

Get-VBRServer -Name "Active_Directory"

Example 2

This command looks for the VM named "Hv_DNS" registered on a Hyper-V server.

Get-VBRServer -Type HvServer -Name "Hv_DNS"