Add-VBRAzureADAccount

Short Description

Adds Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Add Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts using a password-based authentication (application secret).

Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId <String> -CertificatePath <String> -StorageAccountName <String> -TenantId <String> [-Description <String>] [-Password <String>] [-Region {Global | China | Government}] [<CommonParameters>]

Add Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts using a certificate.

Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId <String> [-Description <String>] [-Region {Global | China | Government}] -SecretKey <String> -StorageAccountName <String> -TenantId <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds Azure Entra ID-based storage accounts to Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
ApplicationId	Specifies the ID of Microsoft Entra ID application.	String	True	Named	False
CertificatePath	For certificate-based authentication. Specifies a path to the folder where the certificate is located. The cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.	String	True	Named	False
StorageAccountName	Specifies a name of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will use it as a friendly name and will add the storage account using this name.	String	True	Named	False
TenantId	For existing account connection type. Specifies an ID of a tenant (directory) where the Microsoft Entra ID application resides.	String	True	Named	False
SecretKey	For password-based authentication. Specifies an application secret that the cmdlet will use to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.	String	True	Named	False
Description	Specifies a description of an Azure Entra ID-based storage account. The cmdlet will add this storage account with this description.	String	False	Named	False
Password	For password-based authentication. Specifies a password that the cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Entra.	String	False	Named	False
Region	Specifies the Microsoft Azure region where Azure Entra ID-based storage account is located. You can select the following types of regions: Global Government China	VBRAzureBlobRegionType	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

VBRAzureADAccount

Examples

Example 1. Adding Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Account with Password-Based Authentication

This command adds the Azure Entra ID-based storage account to Veeam Backup & Replication. The cmdlet uses a password-based authentication.

Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -CertificatePath "C:\Users\Administrator\Locked" -StorageAccountName "EntraID" -TenantId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Description "Administrator Entra ID" -Password "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Region Global

Example 2. Adding Azure Entra ID-Based Storage Account Using Certificate

This command adds the Azure Entra ID-based storage account to Veeam Backup & Replication. The cmdlet uses a certificate-based authentication.

Add-VBRAzureADAccount -ApplicationId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" -Description "Administrator Entra ID" -Region Global -SecretKey XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -StorageAccountName "EntraID" -TenantId "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"