Set-VMwareServerProxySettings

Sets proxy connection settings for a registered VMware server.

Applies to versions: 8.0, 9.0, 9a

Syntax

Set-VMwareServerProxySettings [–Server] <String> -ProxyServer <String> -ProxyPort <Int32> -ProxyCredential <PSCredential> [-VESServer <Object>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet sets or changes proxy connection settings (port number and access credentials) for a VMware server registered in configuration of the Virtualization Extensions Service.

Parameters

-Server <String>

Specifies the name of the VMware server for which proxy connection settings are set or changed.

Tip

To get the list of connected VMware servers, use the Get-VMwareServer cmdlet.

 

Description

Aliases

 

Required?

True

Position?

1

Default Value

 

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

False

-ProxyServer <String>

Specifies the name of the proxy server.

Acceptable formats for the input value are: server name (such as “proxy01”), IP address (such as “172.15.19.6”) and FQDN (such as “proxy01.veeam.local”).

Description

Aliases

 

Required?

True

Position?

Named

Default Value

 

Accept Pipeline Input?

False

Accept Wildcard Characters?

False

-ProxyPort <Int32>

Specifies the port number for communication with the proxy server.

Description

Aliases

 

Required?

True

Position?

Named

Default Value

 

Accept Pipeline Input?

False

Accept Wildcard Characters?

False

-ProxyCredential <PSCredential>

Specifies user name and password for connecting to the proxy server.

The input parameter is a user name (such as "Domain01\User01").The password is entered in the interactive Windows PowerShell Credential Request prompt.

Description

Aliases

 

Required?

True

Position?

Named

Default Value

 

Accept Pipeline Input?

False

Accept Wildcard Characters?

False

-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").

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

Description

Aliases

 

Required?

False

Position?

Named

Default Value

 

Accept Pipeline Input?

False

Accept Wildcard Characters?

False

<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.

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 (you can pass a VMware server object)

Output

The cmdlet does not return any output.

Example 1

The following command sets proxy settings for "prod-vcenter" VMware server.

Set-VMwareServerProxySettings -Server prod-vcenter –ProxyServer proxy01 -Port 2128

-OR-

Get-VMwareServer prod-vcenter | Set-VMwareServerProxySettings –ProxyServer proxy01 -Port 2128

Example 2

This example describes how to set proxy settings for the VMware server "prod-vcenter".

$password = "mypassword" | ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText –Force

$username = "domain\administrator"

$credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($username,$password)

Set-VMwareServerProxySettings -Server prod-vcenter –ProxyServer proxy01 -Port 2128 -ProxyCredential $credentials