Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover - Veeam Backup PowerShell Reference

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
RestorePoint	Specifies a restore point of a vCD replica to which you want to perform failover.	Accepts the COib object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Definitive	Defines that the cmdlet will perform a permanent failover of a vCD replica. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet will not switch permanently from the original vApp to a vCD replica.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Retry	Defines that if failover does not complete successfully, Veeam Backup & Replication will start to perform failover to a vDC replica again. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet will not start to perform failover to a vDC replica if some VMs are in the incomplete state.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Reason	Specifies the reason for performing failover.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
PowerOn	If set, the replica VM will be powered on after the failback. Otherwise, you will need to power the VM on manually.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
RunAsync	Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will perform failover without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

This example shows how to perform failover to the WebServer vCD replica.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3] -Reason "Data recovery" -RunAsync

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point (in our example, it is the forth restore point in the array).

Specify the Reason parameter value.
Provide the RunAsync parameter.

This example shows how to perform failover to the WebServer vCD replica. If failover does not complete successfully, Veeam Backup & Replication will start to perform failover to a vCD replica again.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3] -Retry -Reason "Data recovery" -RunAsync

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point (in our example, it is the forth restore point in the array).

Provide the Retry parameter.
Specify the Reason parameter value.
Provide the RunAsync parameter.

This example shows how to perform a permanent failover to the WebServer vCD replica.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint -Definitive -Reason "Data recovery" -RunAsync

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Start-VBRvCDReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point (in our example, it is the forth restore point in the array).

Specify the Definitive parameter value.
Specify the Reason parameter value.
Provide the RunAsync parameter.