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VEShell Cmdlets

For configuration and management of Virtualization Extensions Service, you can use the following sets of VEShell cmdlets.

Virtualization Extensions Service

Virtualization Extensions Service
Name	Description
New-VEConnection	Creates a new object that stores settings for connecting to the Virtualization Extensions Service (computer name, port and access credentials).
Connect-VE	Opens a connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service.
Disconnect-VE	Closes a connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service.
Get-VESettings	Gets Extensions Service settings for the Virtualization Extensions Service.
Set-VESettings	Sets the value of the specified Extensions Service setting.
Start-VEShellClient	Overrides default Virtualization Extensions Service connection settings.
Get-License	Gets information about a license installed for the Virtualization Extensions Service.
Install-License	Installs a new license for the Virtualization Extensions Service.

VMware server

VMware server
Name	Description
Get-VMwareServer	Gets VMware servers registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Add-VMwareServer	Adds VMware server connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Remove-VMwareServer	Removes VMware server connection from the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Test-VMwareServerConnection	Tests VMware server connection.
Set-VMwareServerConnectionSettings	Changes connection settings for the VMware server.
Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder	Moves the New Job Placeholder for a registered VMware server to the specified monitoring group.
Set-VMwareServerProxySettings	Sets proxy connection settings for a registered VMware server.
Out-TopologyTree	Formats VMware server topology to a tree view format.
Enable-Monitoring (VMware)	Enables monitoring of separate vSphere clusters or hosts under a registered VMware server.
Disable-Monitoring (VMware)	Disables monitoring of separate vSphere clusters and hosts under a registered VMware server.

Hyper-V server

Hyper-V server
Name	Description
Get-HypervServer	Gets Hyper-V servers discovered by Veeam Management Pack.
Enable-Monitoring (Hyper-V)	Enables monitoring of Hyper-V servers discovered by Veeam Management Pack.
Disable-Monitoring (Hyper-V)	Disables monitoring of Hyper-V servers discovered by Veeam Management Pack.

Collector

Collector
Name	Description
Get-Collector	Gets Collectors registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Unregister-Collector	Unregisters a Collector from the Virtualization Extension Service.
Move-Collector	Moves the Collector from one monitoring group to another.
Invoke-RebuildTopology	Forces topology rebuild for one or more Collectors.
Invoke-LoadBalance	Forces monitoring load balancing across available Collectors.
Get-CollectorSettings	Gets Collector settings for the specified level of the Veeam Collectors hierarchy (monitoring group or Collector).
Get-GlobalCollectorSettings	Gets Collector settings for the root level of the Veeam Collectors hierarchy.
Get-CollectorJobs	Sets the value of the specified Extensions Service setting.
Move-CollectorJobs	Moves one or more monitoring jobs from one Collector to another.

Monitoring group

Monitoring group
Name	Description
Get-MonitoringGroup	Gets existing monitoring groups for the Virtualization Extensions Service.
Add-MonitoringGroup	Add a new monitoring group to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Remove-MonitoringGroup	Removes the monitoring group from the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
Rename-MonitoringGroup	Changes the name of the specified monitoring group.