Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount

Short Description

Creates Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials.

Syntax

Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount -Name <String> -SharedKey <SecureString> [-Description <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates the VBOAzureBlobAccount object. This object contains storage account credentials for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will use these storage account credentials to access Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies a login name. The cmdlet will use this login name to add the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials.	String	True	Named	False	False
SharedKey	Specifies a shared key. The cmdlet will use this shared key to add the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials.	SecureString	True	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies a description for the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials.	String	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBOAzureBlobAccount object that contains storage account credentials for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

Examples

Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount Example 1. Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Credentials Record

This example shows how to add the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

$securepassword = Read-Host "Enter your password" -AsSecureString

Enter your password: **********

Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount -Name "Login" -SharedKey $securepassword

Perform the following steps:

Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the message that the console will display as a prompt. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Enter the password.
Run the Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Set $securepassword as the SharedKey parameter value.

Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount Example 2. Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Credentials Record with Description

This example shows how to add the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account credentials with a description.

$securepassword = Read-Host "Enter your password" -AsSecureString

Enter your password: **********

Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount -SharedKey $securepassword -Name "Login" -Description "Azure Credential Records"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the message that the console will display as a prompt. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Enter the password.
Run the Add-VBOAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set $securepassword as the SharedKey parameter value.
Specify the Name parameter value.
Specify the Description parameter value.

Related Commands

Read-Host