New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials

Short Description

Specifies credentials for authenticating with individual computers.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Specify credentials by username and password.

New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName <String> -Credentials <CCredentials> [<CommonParameters>]

Specify credentials by using temporary certificates.

New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName <String> [-UseTemporaryCertificate] [<CommonParameters>]

Specify credentials by using temporary credentials.

New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName <String> [-SSHTempCredentials] -SSHUser <String> -SSHPassword <String> [-SSHPort <UInt16>] [-SSHElevateToRoot] [-SSHFailoverToSu] [-SSHRootPassword <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet specifies credentials for authenticating with individual computers that you want to add to a protection group. Veeam Backup & Replication uses these credentials for Veeam Agent deployment and backup\restore activities.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
HostName	Specifies the DNS name or an IP address of the computer for which you want to specify custom credentials.	String	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Credentials	Specifies credentials to authenticate against individual computers in a protection group. Note: for string type, enter a user name in the Domain\Username format.	Accepts string (user name) or the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHPassword	Specifies the password you want to use to authenticate against individual computers in a protection group.	String	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
UseTemporaryCertificate	Defines that the cmdlet will use temporary certificate.	SwitchParameter	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHUser	Specifies the user name you want to use to authenticate against individual computers in a protection group.	String	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHTempCredentials	Defines that the cmdlet will use single-use credentials to access Linux-based machines.	SwitchParameter	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHElevateToRoot	Defines that the cmdlet will grant the non-root users with root account privileges.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHFailoverToSu	Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will use the su command if the sudo command fails.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHPort	Specifies the Web service port to connect to Linux-based machines. Default: 443.	UInt16	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
SSHRootPassword	Specifies the root password used for authentication.	String	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials object that contains credentials for authenticating with individual computers.

Examples

Specifying Credentials for Authenticating with Individual Computers

This example shows how to specify credentials for authenticating with individual computers.

$creds = Get-Credential

New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName 172.19.51.50 -Credentials $creds

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-Credential cmdlet. Type the credentials and save the result to the $creds variable.
Run the New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials cmdlet. Specify the HostName parameter value. Set the $creds variable as the Credentials parameter value.

Related Commands

New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer