---
title: "Move-Collector"
description: "This cmdlet moves the specified Collector from one monitoring group to another. When you move a Collector that has monitoring jobs assigned, consider the following restriction: you cannot break monitoring jobs of a split cluster across different..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/veshell/move-collector.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP VEShell Reference > VEShell Cmdlets > Move-Collector"
dateModified: "2026-09-10"
---

# Move-Collector

Moves the Collector from one monitoring group to another.

**Applies to versions**: 8.0, 9.0, 9a

## Syntax

```
Move-Collector [-CollectorId <String>] -[NewMonitoringGroup] <String> [-VESServer <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves the specified Collector from one monitoring group to another.

::: note

When you move a Collector that has monitoring jobs assigned, consider the following restriction: you cannot break monitoring jobs of a split cluster across different monitoring groups. Monitoring jobs associated with a single vSphere cluster can only belong to the same monitoring group. If you want to assign cluster jobs to a Collector in another monitoring group, you should move all cluster jobs at once.

:::

## Parameters

### -CollectorId \<String\>

Defines the Id of the Collector that you want to move.

::: tip

To get the list of registered Collectors, their Ids and names, use the [`Get-Collector`](get-collector.md) cmdlet.

:::

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### -NewMonitoringGroup \<String\>

Defines the name of the monitoring group to which you want to move the Collector.

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### -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](connection.md) object.

For more information, type “[get-help about_VESServerParameter](connection_parameter.md)”.

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### \<CommonParameters\>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see [Microsoft Docs](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

## Notes

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

## Input

The cmdlet accepts the following types of values for the `-CollectorId` parameter:

- System.String (you can pass Collector Ids, the Id value is used exactly as it is typed)
- [Veeam.Psves.Collector](collector.md) (you can pass Collector objects)

## Output

If an error occurs when moving a Collector, the cmdlet will return a list of **Veeam.PsVes.MoveCollectorJobRescription** objects. These objects describe the reason for the failure.

## Example

The following command moves the specified Collector to the monitoring group named "Seattle".

```
Move-Collector -CollectorId 1234abc5-6d78-9e11-fgh-98765i54321j -GroupName Seattle
```