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Short Description
Collects system logs for export.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Export-VBRLogs -Server <CHost[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Export-VBRLogs -Job <IJob[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Export-VBRLogs -Entity <IVmItem[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Export-VBRLogs -Backup <CBackup[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
Find-VBRViEntity / Find-VBRHvEntity
Detailed Description
This cmdlet collects system logs. You can use this cmdlet to collect logs you can send to the Veeam support.
The log files are written to the folder you specify in this cmdlet.
This cmdlet provides syntax for getting logs for hosts, jobs, entities or backups. You can get logs for all kind of virtual host, any jobs including SureBackup jobs, all entities including datastores, clusters, replicas, etc., or any backup.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Server | Specifies the server(s) from which you want to collect logs. Note that selected servers must be running and reachable over the network. You can assign multiple servers to this object. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
From | Specifies the start date to collect the logs for export. Enter the date in format set in your workstation Date and Time settings. | False | Named | False | False |
To | Specifies the end date to collect the logs for export. Enter the date in format set in your workstation Date and Time settings. | False | Named | False | False |
Job | Specifies the job(s) you want to collect logs for. You can get logs for all kind of jobs. You can assign multiple jobs to this object. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
Entity | Specifies the VM(s) you want to collect logs for. You can assign multiple VMs to this object. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
Backup | Specifies the backups you want to collect logs for. You can assign multiple backups to this object. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
FolderPath | Specifies the destination folder to which the logs will be exported. | True | Named | False | False |
Compress | If set, the log files will be archived. | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example 1
This command starts collecting log files from the server represented by the $server variable. The destination path is C:\Logs. The period for collecting data is July, 21, 2013 - July, 25, 2013. The data compression is enabled. Run Get-VBRServer to get the source server.
PS C:\PS> Export-VBRLogs -Server $server -FolderPath "C:\Logs" -Compress -From 7/21/2013 -To 7/25/2013 |
Example 2
This command starts collecting log files for the SureBackup job named "DC SureJob". The job is obtained with Get-VSBJob and piped down. The destination path is C:\Logs\SureBackup Logs. The period for collecting data is not set to collect all the data for the job. The data compression is enabled.
PS C:\PS> Get-VSBJob -Name "DC SureJob" | Export-VBRLogs -FolderPath "C:\Logs\SureBackup Logs" -Compress |
Example 3
This command starts collecting log files for the VM named "DC" for May, 2015. The VM is obtained with Find-VBRViEntity and piped down. The destination path is C:\Logs. The data compression is enabled.
