Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup

Short Description

Allows a discovered computer to access a backup.

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

Syntax

Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer <VBRDiscoveredComputer> -Backup <VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows a discovered computer to access a backup. The cmdlet grants the specified discovered computer access to the specified backup.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Backup	Specifies the backup that you want to allow the discovered computer to access. Accepts the `VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup` cmdlet.	`VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName)
Computer	Specifies the discovered computer that you want to allow to access the backup. Accepts the `VBRDiscoveredComputer` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer` cmdlet.	`VBRDiscoveredComputer`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Allowing Discovered Computer to Access Backup

This example shows how to allow a discovered computer to access a backup.

$computer = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer | Where {$_.Name -eq "support.east.local"}

$backup = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer $computer

Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup -Computer $computer -Backup $backup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet. Use the Where-Object method to get the necessary discovered computer. Save the result to the $computer variable.
Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup cmdlet. Set the $computer variable as the Computer parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Attach-VBRDiscoveredComputerBackup cmdlet. Set the $computer variable as the Computer parameter value. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value.