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Add-VBRvCloud

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Short Description

Adds a vCloud Director server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRvCloud [-Name] <string> [-User] <string> [-Password] <string> [-Url <string>] [-Description <string>][<CommonParameters>]

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Add-VBRvCloud [-Name] <string> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Url <string>] [-Description <string>][<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a new vCloud Director server to Veeam Backup & Replication.

When adding a new vCloud Director server you will need to provide either username/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 full DNS name or IP address of the vCloud Director server or any cell in the vCloud Director infrastructure.	True	0	False	False
User	Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.	True	1	False	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Username/Password scenario, the -Credentials parameter must be omitted.	True	2	False	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the vCloud Director server. If you use the Credentials scenario, the -User and -Password parameters must be omitted.	True	Named	False	False
Url	Specifies the URL you want to connect to the vCloud Director Web API with.	False	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies the description of the new vCloud Director server. If not set, the user name who created the server and the date and time of creation will be added 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 creates a new server named "vCloudDirectorServer" having the https://vclouddirectorserver:443 URL address. The username is "Administrator" and the password is "password".

PS C:\PS> Add-VBRvCloud -Name "vCloudDirectorServer" -User Administrator -Password password -Url https://vclouddirectorserver:443 -Description "vCloud Director Server"

Example 2

This command creates a new server named "vCloudDirectorServer" having the https://vclouddirectorserver:443 URL address. The credentials are obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $Administrator variable beforehand. The -Description parameter is not set to get the default description created.

PS C:\PS> Add-VBRvCloud -Name "vCloudDirectorServer" -Credentials $Administrator -Url https://vclouddirectorserver:443