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Add-VBRReplicaJob (obsolete)

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Short Description

Creates new replication job.

Add-VBRReplicaJob (obsolete) Note:

This cmdlet is obsolete and is not supported. In Veeam Backup & Replication v6 this cmdlet was replaced by Add-VBRViReplicaJob and Add-VBRHvReplicaJob due to multihypervisor support introduced in the new version.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

Syntax

Add-VBRReplicaJob [-Name] <String> [[-Type] <String>] [-Server] <CHost> [-Datastore] <Datastore> -Objects <String[]> [-Suffix <String>] [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Find-VBRViDatastore

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to create a new replication job.

Replication is a process of copying a VM from its primary location (source host) to a destination location (redundant target host). Veeam Backup & Replication creates an exact copy of a VM (replica), registers it on the target host and maintains it in synch with the original VM.

Note that when you create a replica job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule.

Run Start-VBRJob to start the created job.

Run Set-VBRJobSchedule to set schedule for the job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the string with the name you want to assign to the replication job.	True	1	False	False
Type	Specifies the string with the type of the created replication job which defines how VM data is retrieved: VDDK – Virtual Disk Development Kit (VMware vStorage API) VCB – VMware Consolidated Backup (legacy mode) NET – Network replication (legacy mode)	False	2	False	False
Server	Specifies the host where the created replica should be stored.	True	3	False	False
Datastore	Specifies the datastore where the created replica should reside.	True	4	False	False
Objects	Specifies the string with the name(s) of VM(s) that you want to replicate. You can assign multiple VMs to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Suffix	Specifies the suffix that will be appended to the name of the VM you are replicating. This name will be used to register the replicated VM on the target server.	False	Named	False	False
Description	Specifies the description of the replica job. If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.	False	Named	False	False

Example

This example allows you to create a replication job with the following parameters:

Name of a replication job: Replica1
Replication type: VDDK
Variable which contains target host DNS name or IP address: $server
Variable which contains datastore name: $datastore
Replicated VM: vm4

Add-VBRReplicaJob –Name “Replica1”–Type VDDK –Server $server –Datastore $datastore
–Objects vm4