Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab

Short Description

Creates a VMware advanced virtual lab.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab -Server <CHost> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [-DesignatedResourcePoolName <string>] [-DesignatedVMFolderName <string>] [-CacheDatastore <VBRViDatastore>] [-ProxyAppliance <VBRViVirtualLabProxyAppliance>] [-NetworkMappingRule <VBRViVirtualLabNetworkMappingRule[]>] [-NetworkOptions <VBRViVirtualLabNetworkOptions[]>] [-EnableRoutingBetweenvNics] [-DVS <VBRViVirtualSwitch>] [-IpMappingRule<VBRViVirtualLabIPMappingRule[]>] [-Force]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a VMware advanced virtual lab.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Server

Specifies an ESXi host. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab on this host.

Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.

True

Named

False

Name

Specifies a name. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab with this name.

String

False

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab with this description.

String

False

Named

False

DesignatedResourcePoolName

Specifies a name of a resource pool. The cmdlet will create the resource pool with the specified name on the ESXi host.

Default: Same name as the Virtual Lab.

String

False

Named

False

DesignatedVMFolderName

Specifies a name of the dedicated folder. The cmdlet will create the folder in a resource pool with the specified name.

Default: Same name as the Virtual Lab.

String

False

Named

False

CacheDatastore

Specifies a datastore to keep redo logs for verified VMs.

Note: If you do not specify this parameter, Veeam Backup & Replication will store redo logs on the vPower NFS server.

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

False

Named

False

ProxyAppliance

Specifies a proxy appliance. The cmdlet will add this proxy appliance to a virtual lab.

Accepts the VBRViVirtualLabProxyAppliance object. To get this object, run the New-VBRViVirtualLabProxyAppliance cmdlet.

False

Named

False

NetworkMappingRule

Specifies mapping rules of isolated networks with production networks. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab with the specified mapping rules.

Accepts the VBRViVirtualLabNetworkMappingRule[] object. To get this object, run the New-VBRViNetworkMappingRule cmdlet.

False

Named

False

NetworkOptions

Specifies network settings of an isolated network. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab with the specified network settings.

Accepts the VBRViVirtualLabNetworkOptions[] object. To get this object, run the New-VBRViVirtualLabNetworkOptions cmdlet.

False

Named

False

EnableRoutingBetweenvNics

Defines that the cmdlet will enable communication between isolated networks.

If you provide this parameter, the cmdlet will enable communication between isolated networks. Otherwise, Veeam Backup & Replication will not be able to connect the isolated networks with production networks.

SwitchParamter

False

Named

False

DVS

Specifies the VMware Distributed vSwitch. The create a virtual lab with the specified virtual switch.

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

False

Named

False

IpMappingRule

Specifies static IP address mapping rules. The cmdlet will create a virtual lab with the specified mapping rules.

Accepts the VBRViVirtualLabIPMappingRule[] object. To get this object, run the New-VBRViVirtualLabIPMappingRule cmdlet.

False

Named

False

Force

Defines that the cmdlet will not show any warning about network mapping. If you do not provide this parameter, the cmdlet will display a warning.

SwitchParamter

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRVirtualLab object that contains settings of advanced VMware virtual labs.

Examples

Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLabExample 1. Creating Advanced Virtual Lab

This example shows how to create an advanced virtual lab with default settings. The cmdlet will create the virtual lab on the esx09.tech.local ESXi host.

$esxi = Get-VBRServer -Name "esx09.tech.local"

Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab -Server $esxi -Name "Exchange Lab" -Description "Virtual Lab for Exchange VMs"

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $esxi variable.
  2. Run the Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab cmdlet. Set the $esxi variable as the Server parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Specify the Description parameter value.

Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLabExample 2. Creating Virtual Lab with Custom Datastore

The following request returns license usage data for the VAO server with the ID 76da0d75-75b0-4675-8296-0142ad0d52a7.

  • Veeam Backup & Replication will keep redo logs on the esx09-das6 datastore.
  • The virtual lab will be located on the SQL test resource pool with the SQL folder.

 

$esxi = Get-VBRServer -Name "esx09.tech.local"

$datastore = Find-VBRViDatastore -Server $esxi -Name "esx09-das6"

Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab -Server $esxi -Name "SQL Database Lab" -Description "Virtual Lab for SQL Databases" -DesignatedResourcePoolName "SQL test" -DesignatedVMFolderName "SQL" -CacheDatastore $datastore

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $esxi variable.
  2. Run the Find-VBRViDatastore cmdlet. Set the $esxi variable as the Server parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $datastore variable.
  3. Run the Add-VBRViAdvancedVirtualLab cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
  • Set the $esxi variable as the Server parameter value.
  • Specify the Name parameter value.
  • Specify the Description parameter value.
  • Specify the DesignatedResourcePoolName parameter value.
  • Specify the DesignatedVMFolderName parameter value.
  • Set the $datastore variable as the CacheDatastore parameter value.

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