The Start-ProtectHyperVCluster command adds a Hyper-V cluster under protection by a Core using agentless protection. 
Usage
The usage for the command is as follows:
Start-ProtectHyperVCluster -core [host name] -user [user name] -password [password] -repository [name] -server [name | IP address] -serverusername [user name] -serverpassword [password] -serverport [port] -virtualmachines [virtual machines collection | all] -isagentprotection
Command Options
The following table describes the options available for the Start-ProtectHyperVCluster command: 
| Option | Description | 
|---|---|
| -? | Display this help message. | 
| -core | Optional. Remote Core host machine IP address (with an optional port number). By default, the connection is made to the Core installed on the local machine. | 
| -user | Optional. User name for the remote Core host machine. If you specify a user name, you must also provide a password. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used. | 
| -password | Optional. Password to the remote Core host machine. If you specify a password, you also have to provide a user name. If none is provided, then the credentials for the logged-on user are used. | 
| -repository | Name of a repository on the Core to which the protected machine data should be stored. The name must be enclosed in double quotes. | 
| -server | Name or IP address of the Hyper-V server that you want to protect. | 
| -serverusername | User name for the Hyper-V server to be protected. | 
| -serverpassword | Password for the Hyper-V server to be protected. | 
| -serverport | Optional. Protected Hyper-V server port number. | 
| -virtualmachines | Optional. List of virtual machines to protect. Values must be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a space. If you exclude this parameter, only the Hyper-V cluster container is protected. | 
| -isagentprotection | Optional. Use this option to protect a cluster with an Agent in each guest virtual machine, which is false by default. | 
| -autoprotect | Optional. This option enables the autoprotect feature for the Hyper-V server. It is not compatible with the -isagentprotectionoption. | 
Example:
Protect specific virtual machines of a Hyper-V cluster:
>Start-ProtectHyperVCluster -core 10.10.10.10 -username admin -password password -repository “Repository 1” -server 10.10.8.150 -serverport 443 -serverusername root clusterpassword password -virtualmachines “VM1” "VM2" -autoprotect
