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New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions

Short Description

Defines retention policy for file versions.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions [-ActiveFileVersionRetention <int>] [-DeletedFileVersionRetention <int>] [-ArchivalType <VBRNASBackupArchivalType> {All | InclusionMask | ExclusionMask}] [-InclusionMask <string[]>] [-ExclusionMask <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet defines retention policy for file versions that are kept on the long-term repository.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
ActiveFileVersionRetention	Specifies the number of active file versions. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of active file versions on the long-term repository. Once the number of file versions exceeds, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the oldest file version from the repository. Note: If you do not specify this parameter, the number of active file versions is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will delete active file versions from the backup repository after the retention period that is specified for the long-term Default: 10	Int32	False	Named	False
DeletedFileVersionRetention	Specifies the number of deleted file versions. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of deleted file versions on the long-term repository. Once the number of file versions exceeds, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the oldest version from the repository. Note: If you do not specify this parameter, the number of deleted file versions is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will remove deleted files versions from the backup repository after the retention period that is specified for the long-term repository is passed. Default: 3	Int32	False	Named	False
ArchivalType	Specifies the filter settings for file versions that must be kept on the long-term repository. You can specify either of the following filter settings: All: use this option if you want to keep all types of file versions on the long-term repository. InclusionMask: use this option if you want to keep only file versions with specific extensions on the long-term repository. Use the InclusionMask parameter to specify these extensions. ExclusionMask: use this option if you do not want to keep file versions with specific extensions on the long-term repository. Use the ExclusionMask parameter to specify these extensions.	VBRNASBackupArchivalType	False	Named	False
InclusionMask	For the ArchivalType parameter with the InclusionMask value. Specifies a file mask for files and folders that you want to add to the file backup job. The cmdlet will back up only these files and folders.	String[]	False	Named	False
ExclusionMask	For the ArchivalType parameter with the ExclusionMask value. Specifies a file mask for files and folders that you do not want to add to the file backup job.	String[]	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions object that contains settings of files and folders that will be added to the file backup job.

Examples

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions Example 1. Defining Retention Policy for Active File Versions

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions Example 2. Defining Retention Policy for Deleted File Versions

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions Example 3. Defining Retention Policy for Active File Versions with Filter Settings

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions Example 4. Defining Retention Policy for Deleted File Versions with Filter Settings