Add-VBRCloudGateway

Short Description

Creates cloud gateways for Veeam Cloud Connect.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Requires a cloud provider license.

Syntax

Add-VBRCloudGateway [-Description <string>] [-Server <CHost>] [-IpAddress <ipaddress>] [-IncomingPort <int>] [-NATPort <int>] [-NetworkMode <VBRGatewayNetworkMode> {Direct | NAT}] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a cloud gateway.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Description	Specifies the description of the cloud gateway.	String	False	Named	False
Server	Specifies server that will perform the role of a cloud gateway. You can select any server added to Veeam Backup & Replication or assign the cloud gateway role to the Veeam backup server itself. Accepted server types: Windows, Local. Default: Local.	Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False
IpAddress	Specifies an external IP address of the NAT or network interface gateway.	Accepts the IPAddress object or string.	False	Named	False
IncomingPort	Specifies a port on the NAT gateway used for listening to connections from users and passing cloud commands from users to the SP Veeam backup server. Permitted values: 1 to 65535. Default: 6180.	Int32	False	Named	False
NATPort	Specifies an external port that will be used by the Veeam backup server to connect to the gateway. Permitted values: 1 to 65535. Default: (for Direct) null, (for NAT) 6180.	Int32	False	Named	False
NetworkMode	Specifies the network mode: Direct, NAT.	VBRGatewayNetworkMode	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

VBRCloudGateway

Examples

Add-VBRCloudGateway Example 1. Adding New Gateway with Direct Network Connection

This example shows how to add a new cloud gateway with a direct network connection. The port that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to the gateway server is 6260.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud_Gateway"

Add-VBRCloudGateway -Server $server -Description "Gateway directly connected to Internet" -IpAddress 104.45.85.123 -IncomingPort 6260 -NetworkMode Direct

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Run the Add-VBRCloudGateway cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.
Specify the IpAddress parameter value.
Specify the IncomingPort parameter value.
Set the Direct option for the NetworkMode parameter.

Add-VBRCloudGateway Example 2. Adding New Gateway in Local Network Behind NAT Gateway

This example shows how to add a new cloud gateway in the local network behind the NAT gateway with the following settings:

The external NAT gateway IP is 104.45.95.227.
The port that will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication to connect to the gateway server is 6180.
The port that will be used by the NAT gateway is 7180.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "Cloud_Gateway"

Add-VBRCloudGateway -Server $server -Description "Gateway behind NAT" -IpAddress 104.45.95.227 -IncomingPort 6180 -NATPort 7180 -NetworkMode NAT

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Run the Add-VBRCloudGateway cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.
Specify the IpAddress parameter value.
Specify the IncomingPort parameter value.
Specify the NATPort parameter value.
Set the NAT option for the NetworkMode parameter.

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer