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Copy-VBRComputerBackupJob

Short Description

Clones Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies.

Applies to

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Copy-VBRComputerBackupJob [-Job] <VBRComputerBackupJob[]> [-Name <string[]>] [-Description <string[]>][-Repository <CBackupRepository>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet clones Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies.

Copy-VBRComputerBackupJob Important!

The job cloning functionality is available only in the Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions of Veeam Backup & Replication.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Job

Specifies a Veeam Agent backup job or a Veeam Agent backup policy that you want to clone.

Accepts the VBRComputerBackupJob[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRComputerBackupJob cmdlet.

True

0

True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Name

Specifies a name of a cloned Veeam Agent backup job or a Veeam Agent backup policy.

String[]

False

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description of a cloned Veeam Agent backup job or a Veeam Agent backup policy.

String[]

False

Named

False

Repository

Specifies a backup repository. The cmdlet will keep backups of a cloned Veeam Agent backup job or a Veeam Agent backup policy on this backup repository.

Accepts the CBackupRepository object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet.

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRComputerBackupJob object that contains settings of cloned Veeam Agent backup jobs and of Veeam Agent backup policies.

Examples

Cloning Veeam Agent Backup Job

This example shows how to clone the WinSrv2049 Veeam Agent backup job.

$job = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob -Name "WinSrv2049"

Copy-VBRComputerBackupJob -Job $job

Related Commands

Get-VBRComputerBackupJob