Generate-VBRBackupServerCertificate

Short Description

Generates a TLS certificate that is used to establish a secure connection from backup infrastructure components to the backup server.

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

Syntax

Generate-VBRBackupServerCertificate -Name <String> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet generates a TLS certificate that is used to establish a secure connection from backup infrastructure components to the backup server. The cmdlet will save the certificate to the local computer certificate store.

To assign the certificate to the cloud gateways, run the Add-VBRCloudGatewayCertificate cmdlet.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Name	Specifies a friendly name for the self-signed TLS certificate.	`String`	True	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	`SwitchParameter`	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 VBRBackupServerCertificate object that defines the settings of a TLS certificate used to connect to the backup server.

Examples

Generating TLS Certificate

This command generates a TLS certificate in Veeam Backup & Replication.

Generate-VBRBackupServerCertificate -Name "veeam-bk01.tech.local"