Import-VBRLinuxKnownHost

Short Description

Imports trusted Linux SSH and deployer certificate fingerprints from a file.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Import-VBRLinuxKnownHost -Path <string> [-NetworkCredentials <CCredentials>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet imports trusted Linux SSH and deployer certificate fingerprints from the specified file to Veeam Backup & Replication. Veeam Backup & Replication will consider the hosts as trusted.

The file can contain the following fingerprints:

Microsoft Windows and Linux deployer service certificate fingerprints of servers added as managed to the backup infrastructure.
Trusted Linux server SSH fingerprints of servers added to the protection groups created for Veeam Agents and servers protected by Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications.

Tip

To instruct Veeam Backup & Replication to establish connections only with trusted hosts, run the Set-VBRLinuxTrustedHostPolicy cmdlet.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Path	Specifies the path to the file on the backup server. The cmdlet will import TLS fingerprints from this file. Note: For the Linux-based backup server, the path must start with /var/lib/veeam/.	String	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
NetworkCredentials	For importing from a folder on a file share. Applies only to Microsoft Windows-based backup servers. Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the shared folder.	Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will overwrite TLS fingerprints for existing hosts in the Veeam Backup & Replication database without asking a user.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Path

Specifies the path to the file on the backup server. The cmdlet will import TLS fingerprints from this file.

Note: For the Linux-based backup server, the path must start with /var/lib/veeam/.

String

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

NetworkCredentials

For importing from a folder on a file share. Applies only to Microsoft Windows-based backup servers.

Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the shared folder.

Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.

False

Named

True (ByProperty
Name)

Force

Defines that the cmdlet will overwrite TLS fingerprints for existing hosts in the Veeam Backup & Replication database without asking a user.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

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

Output Object

None.

Examples

Importing Fingerprints

This command imports SSH and deployer certificate fingerprints from an XML file.

Import-VBRLinuxKnownHost -Path "/var/lib/veeam/export/fingerprints.xml"