Add-SCVMMManagedComputer

Add-SCVMMManagedComputer

Adds a managed computer to VMM.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Add-SCVMMManagedComputer [-ComputerName] <String> -Credential <VMMCredential> [-Description <String> ] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid]> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-SCVMMManagedComputer cmdlet adds a managed computer to Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

Parameters

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. Valid formats are:

-- FQDN
-- IPv4 or IPv6 address
-- NetBIOS name

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

1

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Credential<VMMCredential>

Specifies a credential object or, for some cmdlets, a Run As account object that contains the user name and password of an account that has permission to perform this action.

For more information about the PSCredential object, type Get-Help Get-Credential.

For more information about Run As accounts, type Get-Help New-SCRunAsAccount.

Aliases

none

Required?

true

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

True (ByValue)

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-Description<String>

Specifies a description of the managed computer that this cmdlet adds.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-JobVariable<String>

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-PROTipID<Guid]>

Specifies the ID of the Performance and Resource Optimization tip (PRO tip) that triggered this action. This parameter lets you audit PRO tips.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

Aliases

none

Required?

false

Position?

named

Default Value

none

Accept Pipeline Input?

false

Accept Wildcard Characters?

false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

  • VMMManagedComputer

Examples

Example 1: Add a SPF server to VMM as a managed computer

The first command gets the Run As account object named RunAsAcct01, and then stores the object in the $RunAsAccount variable.

The second command adds the SPF server named SPF.Contoso.com to VMM as a managed computer.

PS C:\> $RunAsAccount = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAcct01"
PS C:\> Add-SCVMMManagedComputer -ComputerName "SPF.Contoso.com" -Description "SPF" -Credential $RunAsAccount

Get-SCVMMManagedComputer

Read-SCVMMManagedComputer

Register-SCVMMManagedComputer

Remove-SCVMMManagedComputer

Restart-SCJob

Set-SCVMMManagedComputer

Update-SCVMMManagedComputer

Get-SCRunAsAccount