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Short Description
Removes individual VMs from backup or replicas.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Related Commands
Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes backup of a selected VM(s) or replica.
The backup is removed from disk. If you remove a replica, the replicated VM is removed from infrastructure.
If you need to remove replicated VM, run Remove-VBRReplica.
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This cmdlet removes all restore points of the selected VMs or replicas. You should run removal procedures carefully considering the subsequent backup jobs that may fail to produce valid backup. |
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Oib | Specifies the restore point of the VM. The cmdlet will use this restore point to find data related to this VM and remove it. You can assign multiple restore point to this object. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
Name | This parameter is legacy and not supported. | False | Named | False | True |
WhatIf | Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action. | False | Named | False | False |
Confirm | Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue. | 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
This command removes backup of VM named "Webserver03".
- Run Get-VBRBackup to get the backup containing this VM. Save it to the $backup variable.
- Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get the Webserver03. Save it to the $vm variable.
- Run Remove-VBRRestorePoint with the $vm variable.
