Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service

Short Description

Connects to Amazon S3 object storage.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account <VBRAmazonAccount> -RegionType <VBRAmazonRegionType> -ServiceType <VBRAmazonServiceType> [-GatewayServer <CHost[]>] [-ConnectionType <VBRRepositoryConnectionType>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet connects to Amazon S3 object storage. It creates the IVBRAmazonS3Connection object that contains connection settings that Veeam Backup & Replication will use to connect to Amazon S3 object storage. You can use these settings to add Amazon S3 object storage to the backup infrastructure as the following types of repositories:

An object storage repository.
An external repository. Run the Add-VBRAmazonS3ExternalRepository cmdlet to add Amazon S3 as an external repository.
A capacity extent of a scale-out backup repository.
An archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.

Note

Consider the following:

It is recommended to disconnect the Amazon S3 session at the end of the PowerShell session. Otherwise, the information that you get within the session will not be refreshed when you connect again, and outdated data will be used then. Run the Disconnect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet to stop the session.

To get an active session, save the result that you get after you run the Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet to a variable.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Account	Specifies an Amazon S3 credentials record. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this credentials record to connect to Amazon S3 object storage.	Accepts the VBRAmazonAccount object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRAmazonAccount cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue)
RegionType	Specifies the region type of Amazon S3 object storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will connect to the selected region type to set up a connection with Amazon S3 object storage. You can select the following types of regions: Global Government China	VBRAmazonRegionType	True	Named	False
ServiceType	Specifies the type of the backup repository. The cmdlet will add the object storage as the specified type of the backup repository to backup infrastructure. ExternalRepository: Use this option to add object storage as an external backup repository. CapacityTier: Use this option to add object storage as a capacity extent or an object storage repository. ArchiveTier: Use this option to add object storage as an archive extent.	VBRAmazonServiceType	True	Named	False
ConnectionType	Specifies how Veeam Backup & Replication will access the object storage repository: Direct: Use this option if you want Veeam Backup & Replication to use a proxy server to transfer data from the processed VM to object storage repositories. Gateway: Use this option if you want Veeam Backup & Replication to use a gateway server to transfer data from processed VM to object storage repositories. Note: Provide the GatewayServer parameter to specify the server. Default: Direct.	VBRRepositoryConnectionType	False	Named	False
GatewayServer	Specifies an array of gateway servers that you want to use to transfer data from processed VM to object storage repositories.	Accepts the CHost[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

VBRAmazonS3Connection

Examples

Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service Example 1. Connecting to Amazon S3 Object Storage [Capacity Extent Scenario]

This example shows how to connect to Amazon S3 object storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this connection type to configure a capacity extent of a scale-out backup repository.

$account = Get-VBRAmazonAccount -AccessKey "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

$connect = Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAmazonAccount cmdlet. Specify the AccessKey parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
Run the Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet. Save the result to the $connect variable. Specify the following settings:

Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value.
Set the Global option for the RegionType parameter.
Set the CapacityTier option for the ServiceType parameter.

Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service Example 2. Connecting to Amazon S3 Object Storage [External Repository Scenario]

This example shows how to connect to Amazon S3 object storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this connection type to configure an external repository.

$account = Get-VBRAmazonAccount -Id "936edf7c-7cf3-4ddc-9895-c7485ef4bb2c"

$connect = Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType ExternalRepository

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAmazonAccount cmdlet. Specify the Id parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.

Run the Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet. Save the result to the $connect variable. Specify the following settings:

Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value.

Set the Global option for the RegionType parameter.
Set the ExternalRepository option for the ServiceType parameter.

Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service Example 3. Connecting to Amazon S3 Object Storage [Archive Extent Scenario]

This example shows how to to connect to Amazon S3 object storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this connection type to set up an archive extent of a scale-out backup repository.

$account = Get-VBRAmazonAccount -Id "936edf7c-7cf3-4ddc-9895-c7485ef4bb2c"

$connect = Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType ArchiveTier

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAmazonAccount cmdlet. Specify the Id parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.

Run the Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet. Save the result to the $connect variable. Specify the following settings:

Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value.

Set the Global option for the RegionType parameter.
Set the ArchiveTier option for the ServiceType parameter.

Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service Example 4. Connecting to Amazon S3 Object Storage [Object Storage Repository Scenario]

This example shows how to connect to Amazon S3 object storage. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this connection type to configure an object storage repository.

$account = Get-VBRAmazonAccount -AccessKey "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

$connect = Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAmazonAccount cmdlet. Specify the AccessKey parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
Run the Connect-VBRAmazonS3Service cmdlet. Save the result to the $connect variable. Specify the following settings:

Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value.

Set the Global option for the RegionType parameter.
Set the CapacityTier option for the ServiceType parameter.

Related Commands

Get-VBRAmazonAccount