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Add-VBRHvScvmm

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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>]

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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

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