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Add-VBRvCenter

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Short Description

Adds a vCenter Server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRvCenter [-Name] <String> [-User] <String> [-Password] <String> [-Port <Int32>] [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Add-VBRvCenter [-Name] <String> [-Port <Int32>] [-Description <String>] -Credentials <CCredentials> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to add a vCenter Server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the string with a full DNS name or IP address of the vCenter Server.	True	1	False	False
User	Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server. Note that the user name should be in "DOMAIN\USERNAME" format. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.	True	2	False	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.	True	3	False	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server. If you use the Credentials scenario, the -User and -Password parameters must be omitted.	True	Named	False	False
Port	Sets the integer specifying the number of Web service port used to connect to the vCenter Server. Default: 443	False	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies the description of the vCenter 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 vCenter Server named "vc25.domain.local" using a username and a password. The user name is "Administrator" and the password is "Password".

Add-VBRvCenter -Name "vc25.domain.local" -User "Domain\Administrator" -Password "Password" -Description "vcdev25 vCenter Server"

Example 2

This command adds the vCenter Server named "vc25.domain.local" using credentials. The credentials record is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the '$vc_administrator' variable beforehand.

Add-VBRvCenter -Name "vc25.domain.local" -Description "vcdev25 vCenter Server" -Credentials $vc_administrator