Install-VBRCDPFilter

Short Description

Installs Veeam I/O filters on VMware clusters.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Install-VBRCDPFilter -CDPCluster <CViClusterItem[]> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet installs Veeam I/O filters on VMware clusters.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
CDPCluster	Specifies an array of VMware clusters on which you want to install a Veeam I/O filter. Accepts the `CViClusterItem[]` object. To get this object, run the `Find-VBRViEntity` cmdlet.	`CViClusterItem[]`	True	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will install a Veeam I/O filter on a VMware cluster without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRCDPFilter[] object that contains Veeam I/O filters that are installed on VMware clusters.

Examples

Installing Veeam I/O filter to VMware Cluster

This example shows how to install a Veeam I/O filter on the CDPCluster VMware cluster. The cmdlet will install the same version of the Veeam I/O filter on the CDPCluster.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "vCenterServer"

$cluster = Find-VBRViEntity -Server $server -HostsAndClusters -Name "CDPCluster"

Install-VBRCDPFilter -CDPCluster $cluster

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Find-VBRViEntity cmdlet. Specify the Server, HostsAndClusters and Name parameters. Save the result to the $cluster variable.
Run the Install-VBRCDPFilter cmdlet. Set the $cluster variable as the CDPCluster parameter value.