Add-VMwareServer

Adds VMware server connections to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.

Applies to versions: 8.0, 9.0, 9a

Syntax

Detailed Description

This cmdlet registers new VMware servers in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.

By default, the cmdlet enables monitoring for the registered VMware server and its child vSphere clusters/hosts. You can use the -DisableMonitoring parameter to disable monitoring.

Parameters

-ServerName <String[]>

Specifies VMware servers that should be registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration. You can register a single server (a vCenter Server or a standalone vSphere host), as well as a group of servers.

Acceptable formats for the input value are: server name (such as “prod-vcenter”), IP address (such as “172.15.19.6”) and FQDN (such as “prod-vcenter.veeam.local”).

-Port <Int32>

Specifies the port used for communication with the VMware server.

-MonitoringGroup <String>

Specifies the monitoring group to which all newly discovered jobs from the registered VMware server will be assigned. If the parameter is not specified, jobs will be assigned to the Default Monitoring Group.

-Credential <PSCredential>

Specifies user name and password for connecting to the VMware server. The input parameter is a user name (such as "Domain01\User01").

The password is entered in the interactive Windows PowerShell Credential Request prompt.

-DisableMonitoring

If the parameter is specified, VMware servers will be registered in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration, but monitoring will be disabled.

-VESServer

Specifies the Virtualization Extensions server. You can pass the following types of values:

• Name of a machine (remote or local) where the Virtualization Extensions Service runs.

Acceptable formats for the input value are: server name (such as "localhost" or "."), IP address (such as "172.15.19.6") and FQDN (such as "localhost.veeam.local").

• Veeam.Psves.VesConnection object.

For more information, type “get-help about_VESServerParameter”.

-Options <AddVMwareServerOptions>

Specifies options for registering a group of VMware servers in the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.

Possible values:

• None — if specified credentials or port number do not match those necessary to connect to one or more VMware servers in the group, none of the servers will be added to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
• AddEvenIfError — if specified credentials or port number do not match those necessary to connect to one or more VMware servers in the group, only servers with correct credentials and port number will be added to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration.
• AddDelayed — if specified credentials or port number do not match those necessary to connect to one or more VMware servers in the group, you can still add the group to the Virtualization Extensions Service configuration. However, these servers will be considered to be "ESX hosts" and monitoring for them will be disabled.

<CommonParameters>

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

Notes

If the -VESServer parameter is not specified, the cmdlet will connect to the Virtualization Extensions Service on the local machine.

Output

The cmdlet does not return any output.

Example 1

This command registers a new VMware server “prod-vcenter”. The VMware server is added with the default port number (443), monitoring of the VMware server is enabled. VEShell prompts for access credentials.

Example 2

This command registers a new VMware server “prod-vcenter”. The VMware server is added with port number 447, monitoring of the VMware server is disabled. VEShell prompts for access credentials.

Example 3

This command registers a group of VMware servers: "prod-vcenter”, "dev-vcenter" and "marketing-vcenter". VMware servers are added with port number 447. VEShell prompts for access credentials. Servers will be added to the Virtualization Extensions Service, regardless of the credentials correctness.