Set-VBRAzureContainer

Short Description

Modifies a scope of Azure VMs, Azure tags or Azure Availability Zone for a protection group.

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

Syntax

Set-VBRAzureContainer -Container <VBRAzureContainer> [-Subscription <VBRAzureSubscription>]

[-Location <VBRAzureLocation>] [-Entity <Object[]>] [-ExcludeEntities] [-ExcludedEntity <Object[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies a scope of Azure VMs, Azure tags or Azure Availability Zone for a protection group.

Note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Container

Specifies a scope of the following entities that you want to modify:

  • Azure VMs.
  • Azure tags.
  • Azure Availability Zone.

Accepts the VBRAzureContainer object. To create this object, run the New-VBRAzureContainerDefines a scope of Azure VMs, Azure tags or Azure Availability Zone for a protection group. cmdlet.

VBRAzureContainer

True

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Entity

Specifies an array of the following entities that the cmdlet till add to a scope of a protection group:

  • Azure VMs.
  • Azure tags.
  • Azure Availability Zone.

Accepts the Object[] object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets:

Object[]

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

ExcludedEntity

Specifies an array of the following entities that the cmdlet will exclude from a scope of a protection group:

  • Azure VMs.
  • Azure tags.
  • Azure Availability Zone.

Accepts the Object[] object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets:

Object[]

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

ExcludeEntities

Specifies an array of the following entities that the cmdlet will exclude from a scope of a protection group:

  • Azure VMs.
  • Azure tags.
  • Azure Availability Zone.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Location

Specifies Microsoft Azure region.

Accepts the VBRAzureLocation object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRAzureLocationReturns geographic locations of Microsoft Azure datacenters available for a subscription. cmdlet.

VBRAzureLocation

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

Subscription

Specifies subscriptions associated with a Microsoft Azure account.

Accepts the VBRAzureSubscription object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRAzureSubscriptionReturns subscriptions associated with a Microsoft Azure account. cmdlet.

VBRAzureSubscription

False

Named

True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

VBRAzureContainer

Examples

Modifying Scope of Azure Entities for Protection Group

This example shows how to modify the scope of Azure entities. The cmdlet will include Azure VMs into scope instead of Azure Availability Zone.

$account = Get-VBRAzureAccount -Type ResourceManager -Name "AzureRM@tech.com"

$subscription = Get-VBRAzureSubscription -Account $account

$location = Get-VBRAzureLocation -Subscription $subscription

$scope = New-VBRAzureContainer -Subscription $subscription -Location $location -Entity $location

$VMs = Get-VBRAzureVM -Subscription $subscription -Location $location

$VMScope = Set-VBRAzureContainer -Container $scope -Entity $VMs

Perform the following steps:

  1. Define the Azure Availability Zone protection scope:
    1. Run the Get-VBRAzureAccountReturns Microsoft Azure accounts added to Veeam Backup & Replication. cmdlet. Specify the Type and the Name parameter values. Save the result to the $account variable.
    2. Run the Get-VBRAzureSubscriptionReturns subscriptions associated with a Microsoft Azure account. cmdlet. Set the $account variable as the Account parameter value. Save the result to the $subscription variable.
    3. Run the Get-VBRAzureLocationReturns geographic locations of Microsoft Azure datacenters available for a subscription. cmdlet. Set the $subscription variable as the Subscription parameter value. Save the result to the $location variable.
    4. Run the New-VBRAzureContainerDefines a scope of Azure VMs, Azure tags or Azure Availability Zone for a protection group. cmdlet. Specify the Subscription, Location and Entity parameter values. Save the result to the $scope variable.
  2. Run the Get-VBRAzureVMReturns Azure VMs. cmdlet. Set the $subscription variable as the Subscription parameter value. Set the $location variable as the Location parameter value. Save the result to the $VMs variable.
  3. Run the Set-VBRAzureContainer cmdlet. Set the $scope variable as the Container parameter value. Set the $VMs variable as the Entity parameter value. Save the result to the $VMScope variable.

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