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Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions

Short Description

Modifies version-based retention policy settings that will be applied for the file share backup job.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions -Options <VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions> [-VersionRetentionType {None | Archive | BackupAndArchive}] [-EnableActiveFileVersionRetention] [-ActiveFileVersionRetention <int>] [-EnableDeletedFileVersionRetention] [-DeletedFileVersionRetention <int>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies version-based retention policy settings that will be applied for the file share backup job.

To modify settings, enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

For NAS backup, Veeam Backup & Replication allows defining retention settings not only as the number of restore points to keep, but also as the number of file versions to keep.

Important

If you use retention options configured with New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions, the settings configured with New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions scripts may not work correctly.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Options

Specifies the retention policy for file versions. The cmdlet will modify the settings of this policy.

Accepts the VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions cmdlet.

True

Named

True

VersionRetentionType

Specifies to what repositories the version-based retention policy will be applied. You can specify either of the following filter settings:

  • None: use this option if you do not want to apply the version-based retention policy either to the backup or archive repository.
  • Archive: use this option if you want to apply the version-based retention policy to the archive repository only.
  • BackupAndArchive: use this option if you want to apply the version-based retention policy both to the backup and archive repositories.

Note: If you do not specify this parameter, version-based retention policy settings are applied by default both to backup and archive repositories.

VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionType

False

Named

False

EnableActiveFileVersionRetention

Defines that the cmdlet will enable the version-based retention for active files.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

ActiveFileVersionRetention

Specifies the number of active file versions. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of file versions for active (not deleted) files. 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 file versions for active files is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will delete file versions for active files from the backup repository after the specified retention period passes.

Default: 10

Int32

False

Named

False

EnableDeletedFileVersionRetention

Defines that the cmdlet will enable the version-based retention for deleted files.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

DeletedFileVersionRetention

Specifies the number of file versions for deleted files. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of file versions for deleted files. 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 file versions for deleted files is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will remove files versions for deleted files from the backup repository after the specified retention period passes.

Default: 3

Int32

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

The cmdlet returns the VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions object that contains version-based retention settings that will be added to the file backup job.

Examples

Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptionsExample 1. Modifying Retention Policy for File Versions of Active Files in Archive Repository

This command shows how to modify retention policy for file versions of active files. Only the archive repository will keep use version-based retention, and will keep the last 14 versions of active files.

$new_version_retention_options New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions -VersionRetentionType

Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions -Options $new_version_retention_options -VersionRetentionType Archive
-EnableActiveFileVersionRetention -ActiveFileVersionRetention 14

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions cmdlet. Use default settings. Save the result to the $new_version_retention_options variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
  • Set the $new_version_retention_options variable as the Options parameter value.
  • Set the VersionRetentionType parameter to Archive.
  • Specify the EnableActiveFileVersionRetention parameter value.
  • Set the ActiveFileVersionRetention parameter to 14.

Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptionsExample 2. Modifying Retention Policy for File Versions of Active and Deleted Files in Backup and Archive Repositories

This command shows how to enable the version-based retention settings for active files and it for deleted files. The version-based retention settings applies to the backup and archive repository and they will keep file versions of active files for 21 days and deleted files for 7 days.

$new_version_retention_options New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions -VersionRetentionType

Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions -Options <VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions> -VersionRetentionType BackupAndArchive -EnableActiveFileVersionRetention -ActiveFileVersionRetention 21 -EnableDeletedFileVersionRetention -DeletedFileVersionRetention 7

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions cmdlet. Use default settings. Save the result to the $new_version_retention_options variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBRNASBackupVersionRetentionOptions cmdlet. Specify the following settings:
  • Set the $new_version_retention_options variable as the Options parameter value.
  • Set the VersionRetentionType parameter to BackupAndArchive.
  • Specify the EnableActiveFileVersionRetention parameter value.
  • Set the ActiveFileVersionRetention parameter to 21.
  • Specify the EnableDeletedFileVersionRetention parameter value.
  • Set the DeletedFileVersionRetention parameter to 7.
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