---
title: "Get-VBRADDomain"
description: "Creates an object for connecting to Active Directory domain. Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet creates the VBRADDomain object for connecting to the Active Directory domain."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbraddomain.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Protection Groups > Veeam Agent Management Protection Scope > Get-VBRADDomain"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRADDomain

## Short Description
Creates an object for connecting to Active Directory domain.

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRADDomain -ServerName <String> [-Port <Int32>] -Credentials <CCredentials> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the [`VBRADDomain`](vbraddomain.md) object for connecting to the Active Directory domain. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this object to access Active Directory objects that you want to add to the scope of a protection group.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Credentials</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies credentials for authenticating with DC server/Domain.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: for string type, enter a user name in the <code>DNS.DOMAIN.NAME\USERNAME</code> or <code>USERNAME@DNS.DOMAIN.NAME</code> format.</p><p>Accepts string (user name) or the <code>CCredentials</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcredentials.md"><code>Get-VBRCredentials</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CCredentials</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will make Veeam Backup & Replication trust the provided TLS and root certificates in the certificate chain without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Port</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the port for authenticating with the DC server/Domain.</p><p>Default: <code>389</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ServerName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name for connecting to DC server/domain:</p><ul><li>DNS name for DC server</li><li>FQDN or NetBIOS for domain</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRADDomain`](vbraddomain.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Creating Active Directory Domain Connection Object

This example shows how to create an Active Directory domain connection object using credentials.

```
$adcreds = Get-Credential
Get-VBRADDomain -Server support.north -Credentials $adcreds
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-Credential`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential?view=powershell-7.4) cmdlet. Type the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the DC server or Active Directory domain. Save the result to the `$adcreds` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRADDomain` cmdlet. Specify the `Server` parameter value. Set the `$adcreds` variable as the `Credentials` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Creating Active Directory Domain Connection Object

This command shows how to create an Active Directory domain connection object using credentials in the `DNS.DOMAIN.NAME\USERNAME` format.

```
Get-VBRADDomain -Server support.north -Credentials tech.local\jsmith
```

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Find-VBRADEntity`](find-vbradentity.md)
- [`Get-Credential`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential?view=powershell-7.4)