New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer

Short Description

Creates a scope of computers for a protection group.

Applies to

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

Syntax

New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer -CustomCredentials <VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates the VBRIndividualComputerContainer object. This object contains a scope of computers. Use this object to create a protection group with the Add-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
CustomCredentials	Specifies computers and a method for authenticating them.	Accepts the VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials[] object. To get this object, run the New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue ByProperty Name)

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

Output Object

Examples

Example 1. Creating Scope of Computers for Protection Group

This example shows how to create a scope of computers for a protection group.

$computers = @("172.19.51.53", "sup-v8931") | ForEach { New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName $_ -Credentials "support\jsmith" }

New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer -CustomCredentials $computers

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials cmdlet. Use the ForEach statement to apply the same credentials to multiple computers. Save the result to the $computers variable.
Run the New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer cmdlet. Set the $computers variable as the CustomCredentials parameter value.

Example 2. Creating Protection Group with Scope of Computers

This example shows how to create a protection group with a scope of computers.

$computers = @("172.19.51.53", "sup-v8931") | ForEach { New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName $_ -Credentials "support\jsmith" }

$compscope = New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer -CustomCredentials $computers

Add-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "Computers" -Container $compscope

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials cmdlet. Use the ForEach statement to apply the same credentials to multiple computers. Save the result to the $computers variable.
Run the New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer cmdlet. Set the $computers variable as the CustomCredentials parameter value. Save the result to the $compscope variable.

Create a protection group. To do this, run the Add-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Set the $compscope variable as the Container parameter value.

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