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Learning PowerCLI

You're reading from   Learning PowerCLI A comprehensive guide on PowerCLI

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2017
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ISBN-13 9781786468017
Length 562 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to PowerCLI FREE CHAPTER 2. Learning Basic PowerCLI Concepts 3. Working with Objects in PowerShell 4. Managing vSphere Hosts with PowerCLI 5. Managing Virtual Machines with PowerCLI 6. Managing Virtual Networks with PowerCLI 7. Managing Storage 8. Managing High Availability and Clustering 9. Managing vCenter Server 10. Patching ESXi Hosts and Upgrading Virtual Machines 11. Managing VMware vCloud Director and vCloud Air 12. Using Site Recovery Manager 13. Using vRealize Operations Manager 14. Using REST API to manage NSX and vRealize Automation 15. Reporting with PowerCLI

Protecting virtual machines

The Protect-SrmVm function of the Meadowcroft.SRM module will protect a virtual machine and put the virtual machine in an SRM protection group. The syntax of the Protect-SrmVm function is as follows:

Protect-SrmVM [-ProtectionGroup] <SrmProtectionGroup> 
    [[-Vm] <VirtualMachineImpl>] [[-VmView] <VirtualMachine>]  
    [<CommonParameters>]

The -ProtectionGroup parameter is required.

In the following example, we will add virtual machine VM1 to the protection group Protected VMs Protection Group. First, we will retrieve the Protected VMs Protection Group and save it in the variable $SrmProtectionGroup:

PowerCLI C:\> $SrmProtectionGroup = Get-SrmProtectionGroup
    -Name 'Protected VMs Protection Group'

Next, we will retrieve the view of virtual machine VM1 and save it in variable $VMView:

PowerCLI C:\> $VMView = (Get-VM -Name VM1).ExtensionData

Finally, VM1 is added to the Protected VMs Protection Group with the following...

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