Start-VEMDBPublishJob

Short Description

Publishes a backed-up MongoDB instance.

Product: Veeam Backup & Replication

Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Start-VEMDBPublishJob [-Session] <VEMDBRestoreSession> [-PublishInstancePort <Int32>] [-Server <String>]

[-SshPort <Int32>] -Credential <VEMDBLinuxCredentials> [-ToPointInTimeUTC <DateTime>]

[-RestoreInstancePort <Int32>] [-InstanceCredentials <PSCredential>] [-UseTLS]

[-UseSystemCertificateAuthority] [-CertificateAuthorityPemFilePath <String>] [-UseX509Authentication]

[-ClientCertificateAndKeyPemFilePath <String>] [-ClientKeyPassword <SecureString>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet publishes a backed-up MongoDB instance.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
CertificateAuthorityPemFilePath	Specifies the path to the custom Certificate Authority (CA) PEM file used to verify the certificate issued to the MongoDB deployment. You can use this parameter with the `UseTLS` and `UseX509Authentication` parameters. Note: If you use this parameter, do not specify the `UseSystemCertificateAuthority` parameter.	`String`	False	Named	False
ClientCertificateAndKeyPemFilePath	Specifies the path to the PEM file containing the client certificate and the related private key. You can use this parameter with the `UseTLS` and `UseX509Authentication` parameters.	`String`	False	Named	False
ClientKeyPassword	Defines the password used to decrypt the private key specified in the `ClientCertificateAndKeyPemFilePath` parameter.	`SecureString`	False	Named	False
Credential	Specifies credentials for authenticating to the primary node of the MongoDB deployment or the target MongoDB server. Note: The user must have root privileges on the target server. Accepts the `VEMDBLinuxCredentials` object. To get this object, run the `New-VEMDBLinuxCredentials` cmdlet.	`VEMDBLinuxCredentials`	True	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will show no prompt before executing the command.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
InstanceCredentials	Specifies the credentials for the target MongoDB instance. Consider the following: The user must have the root MongoDB role on the target replica set. Do not specify this parameter if you use the `UseX509Authentication` parameter. Accepts the `PSCredential` object. To get this object, run the `Get-Credential` cmdlet.	`PSCredential`	False	Named	False
PublishInstancePort	Specifies a port for the published MongoDB instance.	`Int32`	False	Named	False
RestoreInstancePort	Specifies the port of the instance to which the contents of the published MongoDB instance will be restored. Default: 27017	`Int32`	False	Named	False
Server	Specifies DNS name or IP address of the primary node of the target MongoDB deployment or the target MongoDB server.	`String`	False	Named	False
Session	Specifies a restore session initiated to perform operations with MongoDB data. Accepts the `VEMDBRestoreSession` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VEMDBRestoreSession` cmdlet.	`VEMDBRestoreSession`	True	0	True (ByValue)
SshPort	Specifies the SSH port number that the cmdlet will use to connect to the Linux machine. Default: 22	`Int32`	False	Named	False
ToPointInTimeUTC	Specifies a point in time in the UTC format within the restore interval of the MongoDB instance. The cmdlet will publish the instance to the state of the specified point in time. If you do not use this parameter, the cmdlet will restore the instance to the point in time when the restore point for which you started the restore session was created.	`DateTime`	False	Named	False
UseSystemCertificateAuthority	Defines that the cmdlet will use the Certificate Authority (CA) store of the mount server associated with the backup repository to verify the certificate issued to the MongoDB deployment. You can use this parameter with the `UseTLS` and `UseX509Authentication` parameters. Note: If you use this parameter, do not specify the `CertificateAuthorityPemFilePath` parameter.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
UseTLS	Defines that the cmdlet will connect to the target MongoDB deployment using a secure TLS protocol. Note: This parameter is obligatory if you use the `UseX509Authentication` parameter and optional if you use the `InstanceCredentials` parameter.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
UseX509Authentication	Defines that the cmdlet will use X.509 authentication to connect to the target MongoDB deployment. Note: If you use this parameter, do not specify the `InstanceCredentials` parameter.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About Common Parameters section of Microsoft Learn.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VEMDBInstancePublish[] array that contains information about the publishing process for the MongoDB instance.

Examples

Start-VEMDBPublishJob Example 1. Publishing MongoDB Instance

This example shows how to publish a backed-up MongoDB instance to a machine with MongoDB. This is a temporary operation for testing or development purposes, which allows you to check the data contained in the MongoDB instance. This example uses the TLS protocol to connect to the target MongoDB deployment.

$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession

$instancecreds = Get-Credential

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

$linuxcreds = New-VEMDBLinuxCredentials -Account "root" -Password $securepassword

$publish = Start-VEMDBPublishJob -Session $session -InstanceCredentials $instancecreds -Credential $linuxcreds -PublishInstancePort 27018 -Server "mongodb01" -UseTLS -UseSystemCertificateAuthority

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VEMDBRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable. The cmdlet will return an array of active restore sessions. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore session. In this example, it is the first restore session in the array.
Run the Get-Credential cmdlet to specify the credentials to authenticate to the MongoDB replica set. Save the result to the $instancecreds variable.
Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the Prompt parameter value. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Run the New-VEMDBLinuxCredentials cmdlet. Specify the Account parameter value. Set the $securepassword variable as the Password parameter value. Save the result to the $linuxcreds variable.
Run the Start-VEMDBPublishJob cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
- Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value.
- Set the $instancecreds variable as the InstanceCredentials parameter value.
- Set the $linuxcreds variable as the Credential parameter value.
- Specify the PublishInstancePort parameter value.
- Specify the Server parameter value.
- Provide the UseTLS parameter.
- Provide the UseSystemCertificateAuthority parameter.
Save the result to the $publish variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

Start-VEMDBPublishJob Example 2. Publishing MongoDB Instance to Restore Collections to Point-in-Time State

This example shows how to publish a backed-up MongoDB instance to a specific point-in-time state, which allows you to restore the collections contained in the instance to that point-in-time state. This example uses X.509 authentication to connect to the target MongoDB deployment.

$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession

$time = Get-Date -Date "2026-06-24 13:00:00"

$timeutc = $time.ToUniversalTime()

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

$linuxcreds = New-VEMDBLinuxCredentials -Account "root" -Password $securepassword

$keypassword = Read-Host -Prompt "Enter password" -AsSecureString

$publish = Start-VEMDBPublishJob -Session $session -Credential $linuxcreds -PublishInstancePort 27018 -RestoreInstancePort 27017 -Server "mongodb01" -UseTLS -UseX509Authentication -CertificateAuthorityPemFilePath "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\MongoDB\certs\CA.pem" -ClientCertificateAndKeyPemFilePath "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\MongoDB\certs\client.pem" -ClientKeyPassword $keypassword

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VEMDBRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable. The cmdlet will return an array of active restore sessions. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore session. In this example, it is the first restore session in the array.
Run the Get-Date cmdlet. Specify the Date parameter value to set the point in time to which the instance must be published. Save the result to the $time variable.
Convert the scheduled time to the UTC format using the ToUniversalTime() method. Save the result to the $timeutc variable.
Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the Prompt parameter value. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $securepassword variable.
Run the New-VEMDBLinuxCredentials cmdlet. Specify the Account parameter value. Set the $securepassword variable as the Password parameter value. Save the result to the $linuxcreds variable.
Run the Read-Host cmdlet. Specify the Prompt parameter value. Provide the AsSecureString parameter. Save the result to the $keypassword variable.
Run the Start-VEMDBPublishJob cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
- Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value.
- Set the $linuxcreds variable as the Credential parameter value.
- Specify the PublishInstancePort parameter value.
- Specify the RestoreInstancePort parameter value.
- Specify the Server parameter value.
- Provide the UseTLS parameter.
- Provide the UseX509Authentication parameter.
- Specify the CertificateAuthorityPemFilePath parameter value.
- Specify the ClientCertificateAndKeyPemFilePath parameter value.
- Set the $keypassword variable as the ClientKeyPassword parameter value.
Save the result to the $publish variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.