--- title: "Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder" description: "For each connected VMware server, Veeam Virtualization Extensions create a New Job Placeholder job. This job is a placeholder that is intended for clusters or hosts that may be added to this server in the future." canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/veshell/set-vmwareservernewjobplaceholder.html" breadcrumb: "Veeam MP VEShell Reference > VEShell Cmdlets > Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder" dateModified: "2026-09-10" --- # Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder Moves the New Job Placeholder created for a registered VMware server to the specified monitoring group. **Applies to versions**: 8.0, 9.0, 9a ## Syntax ``` Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder [-ServerName] -MonitoringGroup [-Enabled] [-VESServer ] [] ``` ## Detailed Description For each connected VMware server, Veeam Virtualization Extensions create a New Job Placeholder job. This job is a placeholder that is intended for clusters or hosts that may be added to this server in the future. By default, the New Job Placeholder is added to the Default Monitoring Group. This cmdlet moves the New Job Placeholder created for the registered VMware server from the Default Monitoring Group to the specified monitoring group. ## Parameters ### -ServerName \ Specifies the name of the VMware server for which the New Job Placeholder is moved. ::: tip To get the list of connected VMware servers, use the [`Get-VMwareServer`](get-vmwareserver.md) cmdlet. :::

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True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

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False

### -MonitoringGroup \ Specifies the name of the monitoring group to which you want to move the New Job Placeholder.

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False

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### -Enabled \ Enables/disables monitoring for new clusters and hosts added to the server.

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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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### \ 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 `-ServerName` parameter: - System.String (you can pass a VMware server name, the server name value is used exactly as it is typed) - [Veeam.Psves.VMwareServer](vmware_server.md) (you can pass a VMware server object) ## Output The cmdlet does not return any output. ## Example 1 This command moves the "prod-vcenter" VMware server New Job Placeholder to the “Development” monitoring group. ``` Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceHolder -ServerName prod-vcenter –MonitoringGroup Development ``` ## Example 2 This command disables the New Job Placeholder for the "prod-vcenter" VMware server. ``` Set-VMwareServerNewJobPlaceholder -ServerName prod-vcenter –enabled $false ```