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Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackupHint

Short Description

Returns password hints for imported encrypted backups.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackupHint -Backup <VBRImportedEncryptedBackup> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns password hints for a selected imported encrypted backup.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Backup

Specifies the imported encrypted backup. The cmdlet will return hints for this backup.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example

The example shows how to get the password hints for an imported encrypted backup.

  1. Run Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackup to get the imported encrypted backup. Save the result to the $encryptedbackup variable.
  2. Run Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackupHint with the $encryptedbackup variable.

$encryptedbackup = Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackup -Name "Atlanta SQL Server Backup"

Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackupHint -Backup $encryptedbackup

Related Commands

Get-VBRImportedEncryptedBackup