---
title: "New-VBRIrisContainer"
description: "This cmdlet creates the VBRIrisContainer object that contains InterSystems IRIS servers added by custom credentials. Use this object to add a protection group of InterSystems IRIS servers with the Add-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbririscontainer.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Plug-Ins for Enterprise Applications, MongoDB Backup and Epic EHR System Protection > Working with Managed Veeam Plug-Ins, MongoDB Backup and Epic EHR System Protection > Application Backup Policy Settings for InterSystems IRIS > New-VBRIrisContainer"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRIrisContainer

## Short Description
Defines containers of InterSystems IRIS servers for protection groups.

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

## Syntax
```
New-VBRIrisContainer -Credentials <VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the [`VBRIrisContainer`](vbririscontainer.md) object that contains InterSystems IRIS servers added by custom credentials.

Use this object to add a protection group of InterSystems IRIS servers with the [`Add-VBRProtectionGroup`](add-vbrprotectiongroup.md) cmdlet.

## Parameters

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      <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 the credentials to authenticate against the InterSystems IRIS servers that you want to add to the container.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrindividualcomputercustomcredentials.md"><code>New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrindividualcomputercustomcredentials.md"><code>VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials[]</code></a></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
The cmdlet returns the [`VBRIrisContainer`](vbririscontainer.md) object that contains InterSystems IRIS servers.

## Examples

::: example
### Creating an InterSystems IRIS Container

This example shows how to create a container of InterSystems IRIS servers.

```
$creds = Get-VBRCredentials -Name "iris\\administrator"
$customCreds = New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName "172.18.21.25" -Credentials $creds
$container = New-VBRIrisContainer -Credentials $customCreds
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRCredentials`](get-vbrcredentials.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$creds` variable.
2. Run the [`New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials`](new-vbrindividualcomputercustomcredentials.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$customCreds` variable.
3. Run the `New-VBRIrisContainer` cmdlet. Set the `$customCreds` variable as the `Credentials` parameter value. Save the result to the `$container` variable to use with other cmdlets.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRCredentials`](get-vbrcredentials.md)
- [`New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials`](new-vbrindividualcomputercustomcredentials.md)