New-VBRAzureBlobFolder

Short Description

Creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

New-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container <VBRAzureBlobContainer> -Connection <IVBRAzureBlobConnection> -Name <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates Microsoft Azure Blob folders. Veeam Backup & Replication will use these folders to keep backup files there.

Important

The default Root container is not supported. For more information about this container, see this Microsoft article.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Connection	Specifies an active session with Microsoft Azure Blob storage. The cmdlet will use this session to connect to Microsoft Azure object storage. Accepts the following objects: `VBRAzureBlobConnection` `VBRAzureDataBoxConnection` To get this object, run the `Connect-VBRAzureBlobService` cmdlet.	`IVBRAzureBlobConnection`	True	Named	False
Container	Specifies a Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a folder in this container. Accepts the `VBRAzureBlobContainer` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer` cmdlet.	`VBRAzureBlobContainer`	True	Named	True (ByValue)
Name	Specifies a name of the Microsoft Azure Blob container. The cmdlet will create a new Microsoft Azure Blob folder in this container.	`String`	True	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 VBRAzureBlobFolder object that contains Microsoft Azure Blob folders.

Examples

Adding Microsoft Azure Blob Folder

This example shows how to create a Microsoft Azure Blob folder that an Azure Blob object storage will use as a repository.

$account = Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount -Name "Azure Blob"

$connect = Connect-VBRAzureBlobService -Account $account -RegionType Global -ServiceType CapacityTier

$container = Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer -Connection $connect -Name "Container"

New-VBRAzureBlobFolder -Container $container -Connection $connect -Name "Images"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobAccount cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $account variable.
Run the Connect-VBRAzureBlobService cmdlet. Specify the Account, RegionType and the ServiceType parameter values. Save the result to the $connect variable.
Run the Get-VBRAzureBlobContainer cmdlet. Specify the Connection and the Name parameter values. Save the result to the $container variable.
Run the New-VBRAzureBlobFolder cmdlet. Set the $container variable as the Container parameter value. Set the $connect variable as the Connection parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.