Add-VBRvCenter

Short Description

Adds vCenter Servers to the backup infrastructure.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Add vCenter Servers using the account user name and password.

Add-VBRvCenter -Name <string> -User <string> -Password <string> [-Port <int>] [-Description <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Add vCenter Servers using credentials managed by Veeam Backup & Replication.

Add-VBRvCenter -Name <string> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Port <int>] [-Description <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to add a vCenter Server to the backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Name	Specifies the full DNS name or IP address of the vCenter Server.	String	True	1	False
User	Specifies the user name that you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server. Note: The user name must be in the DOMAIN\username format.	String	True	2	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server.	String	True	3	False
Credentials	Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the vCenter Server.	Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	True	Named	False
Port	Specifies the Web service port for connection to the vCenter Server. Default: 443	Int	False	Named	False
Description	Specifies the description of the vCenter Server.	String	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add a vCenter Server without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

None.

Examples

Add-VBRvCenter Example 1. Adding vCenter to Backup Infrastructure Using Account User Name and Password

This command adds the vc25.domain.local vCenter Server. The user name is Domain\Administrator and the password is qwerty.

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

Add-VBRvCenter Example 2. Adding vCenter to Backup Infrastructure Using Credentials Managed by Veeam Backup & Replication

This example shows how to add the vc25.domain.local vCenter Server.

$vc_administrator = Get-VBRCredentials

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

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet. Save the result to the $vc_administrator variable.
Run the Add-VBRvCenter cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Specify the Name parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.
Set the $vc_administrator variable as the Credentials parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRCredentials