Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository

Short Description

Adds external Google Cloud storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

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

Syntax

Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>]

-GoogleCloudFolder <VBRGoogleCloudFolder> -Connection <VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection>

[-MountServerOptions <VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]>] [-DecryptBackups]

[-DecryptionKey <VBREncryptionKey>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet adds external Google Cloud storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Connection	Specifies the active session with the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository. Accepts the `VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection` object. To get this object, run the `Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService` cmdlet and set the `ExternalRepository` property as the `ServiceType` parameter value.	`VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection`	True	Named	False
DecryptBackups	Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will decrypt encrypted backups. Default: `False`.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
DecryptionKey	Specifies the password that Veeam Backup & Replication will use to decrypt the backup files.	`VBREncryptionKey`	False	Named	False
Description	Specifies the description of the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository.	`String`	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will add an external repository without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
GoogleCloudFolder	Specifies the name of a folder in the external repository. Veeam Backup & Replication will import backups from this folder into the backup infrastructure. Accepts the `VBRGoogleCloudFolder` object. To create this object, run the `Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder` cmdlet.	`VBRGoogleCloudFolder`	True	Named	True (ByValue)
MountServerOptions	Specifies the mount server settings for the servers that you plan to use as mount servers during the restore process. Accepts the `VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]` object. To create this object, run the `New-VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions` cmdlet.	`VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]`	False	Named	True (ByPropertyName)
Name	Specifies the name of the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository.	`String`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository object that contains settings of external Google Cloud storage repository.

Examples

Adding External Google Cloud Storage

This example shows how to add the Google_Repository Google Cloud storage as an external repository to the backup infrastructure.

$account = Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -AccessKey "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"

$connection = Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService -Account $account

$bucket = Get-VBRGoogleCloudBucket -Connection $connection -Region $region

$folder = Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder -Connection $connection -Bucket $bucket

Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository -GoogleCloudFolder $folder -Connection $connection -Name "Google_Repository"

Perform the following steps:

Get the Google Cloud folder:
1. Run the Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount cmdlet. Specify the AccessKey parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
2. Run the Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService cmdlet. Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value. Save the result to the $connection variable.
3. Run the Get-VBRGoogleCloudBucket cmdlet. Set the $connection variable as the Connection parameter value. Set the $region variable as the Region parameter value. Save the result to the $bucket variable.
4. Run the Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder cmdlet. Set the $connection variable as the Connection parameter value. Set the $bucket variable as the Bucket parameter value. Save the result to the $folder variable.
Run the Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository cmdlet. Set the $folder variable as the GoogleCloudFolder parameter value. Set the $connection variable as the Connection parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.