Connect vCenter or ESXi Host From vSphere Power CLI > Connect-VIServer  “vCenter Name / IP ”     It will ask for user name and password to access vCenter  , or alternate we can add username and password to same line . Use the below basic commands > Get-Esx “ESx hostname/ IP ”   You have to  type […]

• PowerCLI

PowerCLI is typically installed on a vSphere administrators Microsoft Windows based desktop system or anywhere where you may currently run the vSphere Client, PowerCLI will access the vSphere API in a similar way to the vSphere Client so the same ports and access rights are needed to your vCenter or vSphere host. In order to […]

• PowerCLI

Connect Veeam to vCenter 6.5 In my lab environment, I have deployed a vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 (VCSA). The VCSA FQDN is admin.vsphere.lab. First, you need an administrator user to connect to vCenter from Veeam. From vCenter, add a new user as below. I have called mine Veeam. Next, add this user to Administrators group. In Veeam, navigate to Backup […]

• Veeam Backup

Backup a virtual machine To protect a VM, navigate to virtual machines and select the one you want to backup. Then right click on the VM and select Add to the backup job. For this example, I choose to protect a domain controller. Give a name and a description to your backup job and click on next. […]

• Veeam Backup

VMware has released two important updates for virtual infrastructure management server – VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 1d and 1e . Both updates have significantly improved the functionality of the vCenter management server, despite it’s just one more letter added to Update 1. VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 1d vCenter 6.5 Update 1d is interesting because it includes […]

• vSphere 6.5

Veeam Backup & Replication is a backup solution which works for VMware & Hyper-V VM and physical servers (Windows and Linux). Veeam has many advantages over the other solutions on the market such as Instant VM Recovery, the easy graphical interface and the host-level backup for SQL Server, Active Directory or file servers. In this […]

• Veeam Backup

Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 is a great tool to backup your infrastructure. Veeam has a user-friendly interface and it is easy to understand how to add a backup repository or how to create a backup job. This quick start has shown you how to create a first backup job from scratch. There are three […]

• Veeam Backup