Add-ProtectionGroup¶

Synopsis¶

Adds a Site Recovery Manager protection group.

Syntax¶

Add-ProtectionGroup [-sddcManagerAFqdn] <String> [-sddcManagerAUser] <String> [-sddcManagerAPass] <String> [-sddcManagerBFqdn] <String> [-sddcManagerBUser] <String> [-sddcManagerBPass] <String> [-pgName] <String> [-vmName] <Array> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description¶

The Add-ProtectionGroup cmdlet adds a Site Recovery Manager protection group. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager instances in both the protected and recovery sites:

Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to the SDDC Manager instance.
Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to the vCenter Server instance.
Validates that network connectivity and authentication are possible to the Site Recovery Manager instance.
Adds a Site Recovery Manager protection group

Examples¶

Example 1¶

Add-ProtectionGroup -sddcManagerAFqdn sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -sddcManagerAUser administrator@vsphere.local -sddcManagerAPass VMw@re1! -sddcManagerBFqdn sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -sddcManagerBUser administrator@vsphere.local -sddcManagerBPass VMw@re1! -pgName xint-vrops01-pg -vmName @("xint-vrops01a", "xint-vrops01b", "xint-vrops01c")

This example adds a protection group xint-vrops01-pg containing virtual machines xint-vrops01a, xint-vrops01b, and xint-vrops01c to Site Recovery Manager in the protected instance.

Parameters¶

-sddcManagerAFqdn¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager in the protected site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcManagerAUser¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager in the protected site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcManagerAPass¶

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager in the protected site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcManagerBFqdn¶

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager in the recovery site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcManagerBUser¶

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager in the recovery site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-sddcManagerBPass¶

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager in the recovery site.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pgName¶

The name of the new protection group.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 7
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-vmName¶

The name of the virtual machine(s) to target. Must be presented as an array.

Type: Array
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 8
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction¶

Progress Action

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters¶

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.