New-VBRAzureBlobFolder

Short Description

Creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

New-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container <VBRAzureBlobContainer> -Connection <VBRAzureBlobConnection> -Name <string> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders. Veeam Backup & Replication will use these folders to keep backup files there.

Important

The default Root container is not supported. For more information about this container, see this Microsoft article.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Container	Specifies an Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a folder in this container.	Accepts the VBRAzureBlobContainer object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue)
Connection	Specifies an active session with Microsoft Azure Blob storage. The cmdlet will use this session to connect to Microsoft Azure object storage.	Accepts the following objects: VBRAzureBlobConnection VBRAzureDataBoxConnection To get this object, run the Connect-VBRAzureBlobService cmdlet.	True	Named	False
Name	Specifies a name of the Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a new Microsoft Azure Blob folder in this container.	String	True	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Container

Specifies an Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a folder in this container.

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

True

Named

True (ByValue)

Connection

Specifies an active session with Microsoft Azure Blob storage. The cmdlet will use this session to connect to Microsoft Azure object storage.

Accepts the following objects:

VBRAzureBlobConnection
VBRAzureDataBoxConnection

To get this object, run the Connect-VBRAzureBlobService cmdlet.

True

Named

False

Name

Specifies a name of the Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a new Microsoft Azure Blob folder in this container.

String

True

Named

False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRAzureBlobFolder object that contains Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

Examples

Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Folder

This example shows how to create a Microsoft Azure Blob folder that an Azure Blob object storage will use as a repository.

$account = Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Azure Blob"

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

$container = Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer -Connection $connect -Name "Container"

New-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Connection $connect -Name "Images"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
Run the Connect-VBRAzureBlobService cmdlet. Specify the Account, RegionType and the ServiceType parameter values. Save the result to the $connect variable.
Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer cmdlet. Specify the Connection and the Name parameter values. Save the result to the $container variable.
Run the New-VBRAzureBlobFolder cmdlet. Set the $container variable as the Container parameter value. Set the $connect variable as the Connection parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

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