Add-VBRAzureDataBoxRepository

Short Description

Adds Azure Data Box storage as an object storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Add-VBRAzureDataBoxRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] -AzureBlobFolder <VBRAzureBlobFolder>

-Connection <VBRAzureDataBoxConnection> [-EnableConcurrentTasksLimit] [-MaxConcurrentTasks <Int32>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds Azure Data Box storage as an object storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

Important

This cmdlet adds the Azure Data Box storage that can be used as a capacity extent of the scale-out backup repository.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
AzureBlobFolder	Specifies an Azure Data Box folder. The cmdlet will move the backup files to the specified folder. Accepts the `VBRAzureBlobFolder` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder` cmdlet.	`VBRAzureBlobFolder`	True	Named	True (ByValue)
Connection	Specifies an active session with Azure Data Box storage that you want to add as the backup repository. Accepts the `VBRAzureDataBoxConnection` object. To create this object, run the `Connect-VBRAzureDataBoxService` cmdlet.	`VBRAzureDataBoxConnection`	True	Named	False
Description	Specifies a description of Azure Data Box storage. The cmdlet will add Azure Data Box storage to Veeam Backup & Replication with this description.	`String`	False	Named	False
EnableConcurrentTasksLimit	Enables limits for concurrent tasks that can be processed by the object storage repository. Use the `MaxConcurrentTasks` parameter to specify the number of tasks.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add an object storage repository without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
MaxConcurrentTasks	Specifies a maximum number of concurrent tasks that can be processed at once by the object storage repository.	`Int32`	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies a name of Azure Data Box storage. The cmdlet will add Azure Data Box storage to Veeam Backup & Replication with this name.	`String`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

Examples

Adding Azure Data Box Storage to Backup Infrastructure

This example shows how to add the DataBox 009 Azure Data Box storage to the backup infrastructure.

$account = Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Azure Blob"

$connect = Connect-VBRAzureDataBoxService -Account $account -ServicePoint "http://123.45.67.89:9000"

$container = Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer -Connection $connect

$folder = Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Connection $connect

Add-VBRAzureDataBoxRepository -AzureBlobFolder $folder -Connection $connect -Name "DataBox 009"

Perform the following steps;

Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
Run the Connect-VBRAzureDataBoxService cmdlet. Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value. Specify the ServicePoint parameter value. Save the result to the $connect variable.
Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer cmdlet. Set the $connect variable as the Connection parameter value. Save the result to the $container variable.
Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobFolder cmdlet. Set the $container variable as the Container parameter value. Set the $connect variable as the Connection parameter value. Save the result to the $folder variable.
Run the Add-VBRAzureDataBoxRepository cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
- Set the $folder variable as the AzureBlobFolder parameter value.
- Set the $connect variable as the Connection parameter value.
- Specify the Name parameter value.