Add-VBRCDPPolicy

Entity

Specifies an array of VMs that you want to add to a CDP policy.

Accepts the IViItem[] object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

TargetCluster

Specifies the target cluster. The cmdlet will replicate VMs to this cluster.

Accepts the CViClusterItem object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

True

Named

False

TargetHost

Specifies the target ESXi host. The cmdlet will replicate VMs to this ESXi host.

Accepts the CEsxItem object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

True

Named

False

Exclusions

Specifies an array of VMs that you want to exclude from a CDP policy processing.

Accepts the IViItem[] object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

False

Named

False

Name

Specifies a name for a CDP policy.

String

False

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description for a CDP policy.

String

False

Named

False

ResourcePool

Specifies a resource pool to which you want to replicate VMs.

Accepts the CViResourcePoolItem object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

False

Named

False

Folder

Specifies a folder to which you want to replicate VMs.

Accepts the CViFolderItem object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

False

Named

False

Datastore

Specifies a datastore to which you want to replicate VMs.

Accepts the VBRViDatastoreBase object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViDatastore cmdlet.

False

Named

False

StoragePolicy

Specifies a VMware storage policy that must be applied to the replica virtual disks.

Accepts the VBRViStoragePolicy object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViStoragePolicy cmdlet.

False

Named

False

SourceNetwork

For network mapping.

Specifies an array of production networks to which the VMs added to a CDP policy are connected.

Note: The number of source networks must match the number of target networks.

Accepts the VBRViNetworkInfo[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRViServerNetworkInfo cmdlet.

False

Named

False

TargetNetwork

For network mapping.

Specifies an array of networks in the disaster recovery site. VMs that are replicated with the CDP policy will be connected to these networks.

Note: The number of source networks must match the number of target networks.

Accepts the VBRViNetworkInfo[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRViServerNetworkInfo cmdlet.

False

Named

False

ReIpRule

Specifies re-IP rules.

Accepts the VBRViReplicaReIpRule or VBRViReplicaReIpIPv6Rule object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRViReplicaReIpRule cmdlet.

False

Named

False

SourceProxy

Specifies the proxy in the production site that you want to assign to the CDP policy.

Default: Automatic selection.

Accepts the VBRCDPProxy[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCDPProxy cmdlet.

False

Named

False

TargetProxy

Specifies the target proxy that you want to assign to the CDP policy.

Default: Automatic selection.

Accepts the VBRCDPProxy[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCDPProxy cmdlet.

False

Named

False

Suffix

Specifies the suffix that the cmdlet will add to the name of VMs replicated with CDP policies.

Default: "_replica".

String

False

Named

False

CompressionLevel

Specifies the compression level of the replicated data:

• None: use this option if you do not want to enable data compression.
• Dedupe-friendly: use this option to set a dedupe-friendly compression level.
• Optimal: use this option to set an optimal compression level.
• High: use this option to set a high compression level.
• Extreme: use this option to set an extreme compression level.

Default: Optimal.

VBRCompressionLevel

False

Named

False

NotificationOptions

Specifies notification settings of a CDP policy.

Accepts the VBRNotificationOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRNotificationOptions cmdlet.

False

Named

False

RetentionOptions

Specifies retention settings of a CDP policy.

Accepts the VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRCDPPolicyRetentionOptions cmdlet.

False

Named

False

RepositorySeed

For replica seeding.

Specifies a backup repository that keeps a full backup of VMs that you want to replicate.

Accepts the CBackupRepository object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet.

False

Named

False

OriginalVM

For replica mapping.

Specifies an array of production VMs that you want to replicate using replica mapping.

The CDP policy will map this VM to the VM in the disaster recovery site.

Use the ReplicaVM parameter to specify the replicated VM on the disaster recovery site.

Accepts the CViVmItem[] object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

False

Named

False

ReplicaVM

For replica mapping.

Specifies an array VM on the disaster recovery site. The cmdlet will map the production VM to this VM.

Use the OriginalVM parameter to specify the production VM.

Accepts the CViVmItem[] object. To get this object, run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet.

False

Named

False

GuestProcessingOptions

Specifies guest processing settings of a CDP policy.

Accepts the VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRReplicaApplicationProcessingOptions cmdlet.

False

Named

False

DiskType

Specifies the type of disks for replicas:

• Source: use this option to create replica disks of the same type as the source VM.
• Thick: use this option to create thick replica disks.
• Thin: use this option to create thin replica disks.
• ThickEagerZeroed: use this option to create thick eager zeroed replica disks.

EDiskCreationMode

False

Named

False