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Add-VSBVirtualLab

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Short Description

Creates a VMware virtual lab.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

For Hyper-V, run Add-VSBHvVirtualLab.

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VSBVirtualLab [-Name] <string> [-Server] <CHost> [-Datastore] <CViDatastoreItem> [-ProductionNetwork <VBRViVirtualSwitch>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Find-VBRViDatastore

Get-VBRViVirtualSwitch

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new VMware virtual lab.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the string with the name you want to assign to the virtual lab.	True	1	False	False
Server	Specifies the ESX(i) host where the virtual lab should be created.	True	2	False	False
Datastore	Specifies the datastore on which redo logs for tested VMs should be stored.	True	3	False	False
Production Network	Specifies the virtual switch connected to the production network. Accepts VBRViVirtualSwitch object.	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

This command creates a new virtual lab named "Exchange VLab 01". The server where the virtual lab will be located is obtained with Get-VBRServer and assigned to the $server variable beforehand. The datastore to store the redo files is obtained with Find-VBRViDatastore and assigned to the $datastore variable beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Add-VSBVirtualLab -Name "Exchange VLab 01" -Server $server -Datastore $datastore