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Set-VBRSyntheticFullOptions

Short Description

Modifies the synthetic full backup schedule for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Set-VBRSyntheticFullOptions -Options <VBRSyntheticFullOptions> [-Enable] [-Days <DayOfWeek[]> {Sunday | Monday |Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday}] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies the synthetic full backup schedule for Veeam Agent backup jobs. To modify settings, enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Options	Specifies synthetic full backup settings that you want to modify. Accepts the VBRSyntheticFullOptions type.	True	Named	True (ByValue)
Enable	Indicates that the Veeam Agent backup job will create synthetic full backups.	False	Named	False
Days	Specifies the days of the week when the Veeam Agent backup job will create synthetic full backups.	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Options

Specifies synthetic full backup settings that you want to modify.

Accepts the VBRSyntheticFullOptions type.

True

Named

True (ByValue)

Enable

Indicates that the Veeam Agent backup job will create synthetic full backups.

False

Named

False

Days

Specifies the days of the week when the Veeam Agent backup job will create synthetic full backups.

False

Named

False

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

Return Type

Example

This example shows how to modify a synthetic full backup schedule. Per these settings, the Veeam Agent backup job will backup computers on Wednesday and Friday.

Run Get-VBRComputerBackupJob to get the backup job that you want to modify. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run New-VBRSyntheticFullOptions to create a synthetic full backup schedule. Save the result to the $options variable.
Run Set-VBRSyntheticFullOptions with the $options variable.

$job = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob -name "BackupJob"

$options = New-VBRSyntheticFullOptions -Enable -Days Friday

Set-VBRSyntheticFullOptions -Options $options -Enable -Days Wednesday Friday

Related Commands

New-VBRSelectedFilesBackupOptions