Connect-VE

Opens a connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service.

Applies to versions: 8.0, 9.0, 9a

Syntax

Detailed Description

This cmdlet opens a connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service that is specified with the -ConnectionSession parameter. When the connection is open, you can perform configuration of Virtualization Extensions Service using VEShell cmdlets.

To establish a connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service, you need to pass to the cmdlet a connection object created with the New-VEConnection cmdlet.

The cmdlet can be used to establish a new connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service or re-establish a previously closed connection. You can use the same connection object to open connection to the Virtualization Extensions Service multiple times.

Parameters

-ConnectionSession <VesConnection>

Specifies the connection object created for the Virtualization Extensions Service.

<CommonParameters>

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

Input

The cmdlet accepts the Veeam.Psves.VesConnection object as the input value.

Output

The cmdlet returns a Veeam.Psves.VesConnection object that stores settings for connecting to the Virtualization Extensions Service. The State property of the object is set to “Open”.

Example

The following command checks whether the Virtualization Extensions Service on the localhost is available.

If the Virtualization Extensions Service is available, the cmdlet will return a connection object (with the “Close” state).