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Add-VBRViProxy

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Short Description

Adds a VMware backup proxy to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

For Hyper-V, run Add-VBRHvProxy.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRViProxy -Server <CHost> [-Description <String>] [-MaxTasks <Int32>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds a VMware backup proxy server to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

When you add a proxy, you set a role to a Microsoft Windows server. To add a new proxy, you need to have the server added to your Veeam Backup & Replication managing console.

Run Add-VBRWinServer to add a Microsoft Windows server.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Server	Specifies the server which will act as a VMware backup proxy.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Description	Specifies the description of the VMware proxy. If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.	False	Named	False	False
MaxTasks	Sets the integer specifying the number of concurrent tasks that can be assigned to the proxy simultaneously. If not set, the number of tasks will be set to 2 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 a new proxy. The server that will act as the proxy is obtained with Get-VBRServer and piped down. The description is "Local Backup Proxy". The max concurrent tasks number is set to 6.

Get-VBRServer -Name "VMware Local Server" | Add-VBRViProxy -Description "Local Backup Proxy" -MaxTasks 6

Example 2

This command adds a new proxy. The server that will act as the proxy is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the $server variable. The description is "Local Backup Proxy". The max concurrent tasks number is not set to enable the default value.

Add-VBRViProxy -Server $server -Description "Local Backup Proxy"