Short Description
Adds a Linux server to Veeam Backup & Replication.
Applies to
Platform: VMware
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
This cmdlet provides two parameter sets.
- For authenticating with the Linux host with Username/Password:
Add-VBRLinux [-Name] <string> [-SSHUser] <string> [-SSHPassword] <string> [-SSHPort <int>] [-Description <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>] |
- For authenticating with the Linux host with credentials:
Add-VBRLinux [-Name] <string> -Credentials <CCredentials> [-SSHPort <int>] [-Description <string>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds a Linux server to Veeam Backup & Replication.
The Linux server must have SSH and Perl.
When adding a new Linux server, you will need to provide either username and password or credentials.
To add a Linux host using an SSH key fingerprint, run this cmdlet with the Confirm parameter.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Name | Specifies the DNS name or IP address of the Linux server. | True | 1 | False | False |
SSHUser | Specifies the user name you want to use for authenticating with the Linux server. | True | 2 | False | False |
SSHPassword | Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the Linux server. | True | 3 | False | False |
Credentials | Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the Linux server. | True | Named | False | False |
SSHPort | Specifies the Web service port for connection to the Linux server console. Default: 443 | False | Named | False | False |
Description | Specifies the description of the Linux server. | False | Named | False | False |
WhatIf | Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action. | False | Named | False | False |
Confirm | Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example 1
This example shows how to add the Linux server with the 172.11.16.13 IP address using a username and a password. The user name is "Administrator" and the password is "Password".
PS C:\PS> Add-VBRLinux -Name "172.11.16.13" -SSHUser "Administrator" -SSHPassword "Password" -Description "Linux host 01" |
Example 2
This example shows how to add the Linux server with the 172.11.16.13 IP address using credentials. The credentials record is obtained with Get-VBRCredentials and assigned to the $LinuxAdministrator variable beforehand.
PS C:\PS> Add-VBRLinux -Name "172.11.16.13" -Description "Linux host 01" -Credentials $LinuxAdministrator |
Example 3
This example shows how to add the Linux server with the 172.11.16.13 IP address using an SSH key fingerprint. The cmdlet adds the Linux server with the following settings:
- The user name is "Administrator" and the password is "Password"
- The Web service port is set to "22"
- The Confirm parameter is used to verify the connection with SSH key fingerprint
PS C:\PS> Add-VBRLinux -Name "172.11.16.13" -SSHUser "Administrator" -SSHPassword "Password" -SSHPort 22 -Confirm Confirm |
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