Get-VBRExternalRepository

Short Description

Returns an array of external repositories from the backup infrastructure.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

  • Id

    Get-VBRExternalRepository -Id <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]

  • Name

    Get-VBRExternalRepository [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns an array of external repositories added to the backup infrastructure. You can get the following types of external repositories:

  • Amazon S3 object storage.
  • Microsoft Azure object storage.

Parameters

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Id

Specifies the ID of an external repository that you want to get.

Guid[]

True

Named

False

Name

Specifies the name of an external repository that you want to get.

String[]

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRExternalRepository object that contains settings of external repositories added to the backup infrastructure.

Examples

Get-VBRExternalRepositoryExample 1. Getting External Repository by Name

This command allows you to get an external repository named External Repository.

Get-VBRExternalRepository -Name "External Repository"

Get-VBRExternalRepositoryExample 2. Getting External Repository by ID

This command allows you to get an external repository by the external repository ID.

Get-VBRExternalRepository -Id "0x0x0xxx-000x-0x0x-000-000x00000x0x"

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