Add Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts

This operation will add a large number of Hyper-V Standalone/Cluster/SMB Servers to the BDRSuite backup server. Follow the steps given below to prepare the input file and execute the python script for adding Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts,

Information Note: Applicable to Windows BDR Backup Server

1. The input.csv file for adding Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts operation will be present inside the following folder

  • (Windows BDR Backup Server): $$InstallationDirectory\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\input.csv

For Example,  C:\Program Files\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\input.csv

2. Open the input.csv file using any text editor and give inputs.

Sample Input:

Action,hostIP,PortNumber,serverType,useExistingCredential,credentialName,credentialUserName,credentialPassword

ADD_HYPERV_HOST,192.168.102.119,42005,0,hyperv,,,

ADD_HYPERV_HOST,192.168.102.127,42005,0,,newhypervadd,administrator,*****

Name

Type

Description

Mandatory / Optional

Action

String

ADD_HYPERV_HOST

Mandatory

hostIP

String

Value specifying IP address of HyperV host to be added.

Mandatory

PortNumber

String

Value specifying port number which will be used for data communication between HyperV host and backup server.By default it is 42005.

Mandatory

serverType
Integer

Value specifying the type of HyperV Server to be added

                            0-HyperV StandAlone

                            1-HyperV Cluster

                            2.HyperV SMB

                            3-HyperV SMB Cluster

Mandatory

useExistingCredential

String

Value specifying the credential name for HyperV host to be added

Mandatory for adding host using existing credential

credentialName

String

Value specifying the name of the credential to be added.

Mandatory for adding host using fresh credential

credentialUserName

String

Value specifying User name of HyperV host  to be added.

Mandatory for adding host using fresh credential

credentialPassword

String

Value specifying password of HyperV host to be added.

Mandatory for adding host using fresh credential

3.  The python script for adding HyperV host will be present inside the following folder,

  • (Windows BDR Backup Server): $$InstallationDirectory\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\AddHyperVHost.py

For Example, C:\ProgramFiles\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\AddHyperVHost.py

4. Open command prompt with administrative privileges. Change the working directory to where you have download the python script folder and run the file with command given below,

  • (Windows BDR Backup Server): $$InstallationDirectory\Vembu\BackupForAWS\Python37\python.exe" AddHyperVHost.py 

For Example, C:\Program Files\Vembu\BackupForAWS\Python37\python.exe" AddHyperVHost.py 

5. After successful execution of the script the output will be saved as a csv file. 

6.Open output.csv to check the response in the following location below,

  • (Windows BDR Backup Server): $$InstallationDirectory\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\output.csv

For Example,  C:\Program Files\Vembu\BDRSuiteScripts\AddHyperVHost\output.csv

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