Reset-VBRAgentCertificate

Short Description

Resets Veeam Agents SSL certificates.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Reset-VBRAgentCertificate -DiscoveredComputer <VBRDiscoveredComputer[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet resets SSL certificates for selected Veeam Agents.

When you reset Veeam Agents certificates, all backup jobs run by these agents stop. You can use this cmdlet for performing Maintenance tasks on protected computers where the associated agents are installed.

Veeam Backup & Replication will regenerate a new Veeam Agent certificate automatically next time you run a Veeam Agent backup job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
DiscoveredComputer	Specifies the array of discovered computers. The cmdlet will reset SSL certificates for Veeam Agents installed on these computers. Note: You can reset the SSL certificate only on discovered computers.	Accepts the VBRDiscoveredComputer[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
WhatIf	Defines whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

DiscoveredComputer

Specifies the array of discovered computers. The cmdlet will reset SSL certificates for Veeam Agents installed on these computers.

Note: You can reset the SSL certificate only on discovered computers.

Accepts the VBRDiscoveredComputer[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

WhatIf

Defines whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

Confirm

Defines whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

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

Output Object

None.

Examples

Reset-VBRAgentCertificate Example 1. Resetting SSL Certificates for Veeam Agents on Computers of Selected Protection Group

This example shows how to reset SSL certificates for Veeam Agents installed on computers of a selected protection group.

$group = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "East Support"

$discovered = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer -ProtectionGroup $group

Reset-VBRAgentCertificate -DiscoveredComputer $discovered

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $group variable.
Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet. Set the $group variable as the ProtectionGroup parameter value. Save the result to the $discovered variable.
Run the Reset-VBRAgentCertificate cmdlet. Set the $discovered variable as the DiscoveredComputer parameter value.

Reset-VBRAgentCertificate Example 2. Resetting SSL Certificate for Veeam Agent Installed on Selected Computer

This example shows how to reset the SSL certificate for Veeam Agent installed on a selected computer.

$group = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "East Support"

$comp = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer -ProtectionGroup $group | where {$_.name -eq "support1.east.local"}

Reset-VBRAgentCertificate -DiscoveredComputer $comp

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $group variable.
Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet. Set the $group variable as the ProtectionGroup parameter value. Use the Where-Object method to get the discovered computer. Save the result to the $comp variable.
Run the Reset-VBRAgentCertificate cmdlet. Set the $comp variable as the DiscoveredComputer parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRProtectionGroup

Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer