Add-VBRAzureBlobAccount

Short Description

Creates Microsoft Azure Blob credentials records.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Add-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name <string> -SharedKey <string> [-Description <string>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a VBRAzureBlobAccount object. This object contains credentials records of a Microsoft Azure storage account that has permissions to access the Blob storage resources.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Name

Specifies a login name. The cmdlet will use this login name to add the Microsoft Azure Blob credentials record.

String

True

Named

False

SharedKey

Specifies a shared key. The cmdlet will use this shared key to add the Microsoft Azure Blob credentials record.

String

True

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description for the Microsoft Azure Blob credentials record.

String

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRAzureBlobAccount object that contains Microsoft Azure Blob credentials records.

Examples

Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Credentials Record

This example shows how to add an Microsoft Azure Blob credentials record.

$securepassword = Read-Host "Enter your password" -AsSecureString

Enter your password: **********

Add-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Login" -SharedKey $securepassword

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the message that the console will display as a prompt. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
  2. Enter the password.
  3. Run the Add-VBRAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Set the $securepassword variable as the SharedKey parameter value.

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