Set-VBRWinServer

Short Description

Modifies Windows server added to the backup infrastructure.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Modify Windows server credentials managed by Veeam Backup & Replication.

Set-VBRWinServer -Server <CHost> [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Modify an account user name and a password of a Windows server added to the backup infrastructure.

Set-VBRWinServer -Server <CHost> [-Description <String>] [-Password <String>] [-User <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Modify authentication method of a Windows server to the certificate-based authentication.

Set-VBRWinServer -Server <CHost> [-Description <String>] [-UseCertificate] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies a Windows server added to the backup infrastructure.

Note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Server	Specifies the Windows server which settings you want to modify.	Accepts the CHost object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
User	Specifies a user name you want to use for authenticating with the Windows server.	String	False	Named	False
Password	Specifies the password you want to use for authenticating with the Windows server.	String	False	Named	False
Description	Specifies a description of the Windows server.	String	False	Named	False
Credentials	Specifies credentials you want to use for authenticating with the Windows server.	Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	False	Named	False
UseCertificate	Defines that the cmdlet will use certificate-based authentication to authenticate with the Windows server. This authentication method requires Veeam Deployment Kit pre-installed on the target Windows server.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the CHost object that contains settings of a Windows server added to the backup infrastructure.

Examples

Example 1. Modifying Credentials of Windows Server

This example shows how to modify credentials of the WinServer07 Windows server.

$Administrator = Get-VBRCredentials

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "WinServer07"

Set-VBRWinServer -Server $server -Credentials $Administrator -Description "Windows File Server 07"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet. Save the result to the $Administrator variable.
Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Set-VBRWinServer cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value.
Set the $Administrator variable as the Credentials parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.

Example 2. Modifying User Name and Password of Windows Server

This example shows how to modify user name and password of the Windows server.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "WinServer07"

Set-VBRWinServer -Server $server -User "Administrator02" -Password "XXXXXXXX"

Perform the following steps:

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

Example 3. Modifying Authentication Method of Windows Server to Certificate-Based Authentication

This example shows how to switch the authentication method of the WinServer07 Windows server to certificate-based authentication.

$server = Get-VBRServer -Name "WinServer07"

Set-VBRWinServer -Server $server -UseCertificate

Perform the following steps:

Install Veeam Deployment Kit on the Windows server you want to modify.
Run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $server variable.
Run the Set-VBRWinServer cmdlet. Set the $server variable as the Server parameter value. Provide the UseCertificate parameter.

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