Add-DPMCredential
Add-DPMCredential
Adds a credential to DPM.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Default
Add-DPMCredential [-Name] <String> [-PSCredential] <PSCredential> [[-Description] <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-DPMCredential cmdlet adds a credential to System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM). You can use this credential to authenticate a VMware Server.
Parameters
-Description<String>
Specifies a description for the credential.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
4 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name<String>
Specifies a name for the credential.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-PSCredential<PSCredential>
Specifies the credential for an account that has permission to perform this operation. You can use the Get-Credential cmdlet to get a PSCredential object.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true(ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Examples
Example 1: Add a credential
The first command connects to the specified DPM Server.
The second command constructs a password, and then stores it in the $secpasswd variable.
The third command creates a credential objet, and then stores it in the $mycreds variable.
The last command adds the credential named DemoVMCredential to the DPM server.
PS C:\> Connect-DPMServer [-DPMServerName] <server_name>
PS C:\> $secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "PlainTextPassword" -AsPlainText -Force
PS C:\> $mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("username", $secpasswd)
PS C:\> Add-DPMCredential -Name "DemoVMCredential" -PSCredential $mycreds -Description "add credential"