Add-VBRNASProxyServer

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Short Description

Adds file backup proxy servers to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Add-VBRNASProxyServer -Server <CHost> [-Description <string>] [-ConcurrentTaskNumber <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds file backup proxy servers to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Server	Specifies the host where the file backup proxy server is located. The cmdlet will add this host as the proxy server to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.	Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Description	Specifies a description of the file backup proxy server. The cmdlet will add the proxy server with the specified description.	String	False	Named	False
ConcurrentTaskNumber	Specifies the number of concurrent tasks that can be assigned to the file backup proxy simultaneously. Permitted values: 1-100. Default: 2.	Int32	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Accept Wildcard Characters

Server

Specifies the host where the file backup proxy server is located. The cmdlet will add this host as the proxy server to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

Accepts the CHost object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Description

Specifies a description of the file backup proxy server. The cmdlet will add the proxy server with the specified description.

String

False

Named

False

ConcurrentTaskNumber

Specifies the number of concurrent tasks that can be assigned to the file backup proxy simultaneously.

Permitted values: 1-100.

Default: 2.

Int32

False

Named

False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRNASProxyServer object that contains settings of the file backup proxy server added to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

Examples

Add-VBRNASProxyServer Example 1. Adding File Backup Proxy Servers

This example shows how to add a file backup proxy server to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure. The file backup proxy server is assigned two concurrent tasks to process.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "File Backup Proxy"

Add-VBRNASProxyServer -Server $server

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Add-VBRNASProxyServer cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.

Add-VBRNASProxyServer Example 2. Adding File Backup Proxy Servers with Specific Number of Concurrent Tasks

This example shows how to add file backup proxy servers to the Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure. The file backup proxy server is assigned 100 concurrent tasks to process.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "File Backup Proxy"

Add-VBRNASProxyServer -Server $server -ConcurrentTaskNumber 100

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Add-VBRNASProxyServer cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Specify the ConcurrentTaskNumber parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer