This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Set-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy
Short Description
Modifies a GFS retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.
Applies to
Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Set-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy -RetentionPolicy <VBRGFSRetentionPolicy> [-RestorePoints <int>] [-GFSWeeklyBackups<int>] [-GFSMonthlyBackups <int>] [-GFSQuarterlyBackups <int>] [-GFSYearlyBackups <int>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies a GFS retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
RetentionPolicy | Specifies the GFS retention policy that you want to modify. | True | Named | True (ByValue) |
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RestorePoints | Specifies the number of the restore points for the regular backups. | False | Named | False |
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GFSWeeklyBackups | Specifies the number of the restore points for the weekly backups. | False | Named | False |
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GFSMonthlyBackups | Specifies the number of the restore points for the monthly backups. | False | Named | False |
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GFSQuarterlyBackups | Specifies the number of the restore points for the quarterly backups. | False | Named | False |
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GFSYearlyBackups | Specifies the number of the restore points for the yearly backups. | False | Named | False |
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<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Return Type
Example
This example shows how to modify a GFS retention policy for a backup copy job. The cmdlet will change the GFS retention policy with the following settings:
- The number of regular backups is set to 5.
- The number of weekly backups is set to 8.
- The number of monthly backups is set to 4.
- The number of yearly backups is set to 9.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run Get-VBRJob to get the backup copy job. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run Get-VBRRetentionPolicy with the $job variable. Save the result to the $policy variable.
- Run Set-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy with the $policy variable.
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "EC2 BCJ 01" $policy = Get-VBRRetentionPolicy -Job $job Set-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy -RetentionPolicy $policy -RestorePoints 5 -GFSWeeklyBackups 8 -GFSMonthlyBackups 4 -GFSYearlyBackups 9 |
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