This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Set-VBRJobSchedule
Short Description
Sets job schedule options.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Set-VBRJobSchedule -Job <CBackupJob> [-Daily] [-At <datetime>] [-DailyKind <DailyKinds> {Everyday | WeekDays | SelectedDays}] [-Days <DayOfWeek[]> {Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday}] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Set-VBRJobSchedule -Job <CBackupJob> [-At <datetime>] [-Days <DayOfWeek[]> {Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday}] [-Monthly] [-NumberInMonth <EDayNumberInMonth> {First | Second | Third | Fourth | Last | OnDay}] [-Months <EMonth[]> {January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December}] [-DayOfMonth <string>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Set-VBRJobSchedule -Job <CBackupJob> [-Periodicaly] [-FullPeriod <int>] [-PeriodicallyKind <VBRPeriodicallyKinds> {Hours | Minutes | Continuously}] [-PeriodicallySchedule <VBRBackupWindowOptions>] [-PeriodicallyOffset <int>] [<CommonParameters>] -OR- Set-VBRJobSchedule -Job <CBackupJob> [-After] [-AfterJob <CBackupJob>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
Detailed Description
This cmdlet sets custom schedule settings to the selected job.
You can schedule the job to run:
- Daily on specific time, on specific days of week.
- Monthly on specific time, on specific days of month, on specific months.
- Periodically within specified period of time or continuously.
- After a certain job you specify.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Job | Specifies the job you want to set schedule to. You can assign multiple jobs to this object. | True | Named | True (ByValue, | False |
Daily | For daily schedule. Sets job schedule to daily run. | False | Named | False | False |
At | For daily schedule. Specifies the job start time. If not set, the job will start at 10:00 by default. | False | Named | False | False |
DailyKind | For daily schedule. Specifies the days to run the job:
| False | Named | False | False |
Days | For daily schedule. Specifies the days of week to run the job. | False | Named | False | False |
At | For monthly schedule. Specifies the job start time. If not set, the job will start at 10:00 by default. | False | Named | False | False |
Days | For monthly schedule. Specifies the day of week to run the job. Use this parameter to set the day for the NumberInMonth parameter, i.e. to run the job on first Saturday every month. | False | Named | False | False |
Number | For monthly schedule. Specifies the period condition for the job run: First/Second/Third/Forth/Last. Use this parameter to set the condition for the Days parameter, i.e. to run the job on first Saturday every month. | False | Named | False | False |
Monthly | For monthly schedule. Sets job schedule to monthly run. | False | Named | False | False |
Months | For monthly schedule. Specifies the months to run the job. | False | Named | False | False |
Periodicaly | For periodically run. Sets job schedule to periodical run. | False | Named | False | False |
FullPeriod | For periodically run. Sets the integer specifying value for the time period to run the job. Use this parameter to set the value for the PeriodicallyKind parameter. | False | Named | False | False |
Periodically | For periodically run. Specifies the measurement unit for the time period:
Use this parameter to set the measure unit for the value set in the FullPeriod parameter. | False | Named | False | False |
Periodically | For periodically run. Specifies the backup window. Accepts VBRBackupWindowOptions object. |
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Periodically | For periodically run. Used to set the backup window. Allows to set the exact time for the job start. Specifies the time period (1-59 min). The job will start at the hour set in the backup window plus the indicated period. | False | Named | False | False |
After | For running after a job. Sets job schedule to run after a specific job. | False | Named | False | False |
AfterJob | For running after a job. Specifies the job after which you want to run this job. | 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 sets a new schedule to jobs named "Backup Job 01" and "Backup Job 05". The jobs are obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down. The jobs are scheduled to run daily at 23:00 on weekdays.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Job 01", "Backup Job 05" | Set-VBRJobSchedule -Daily -At "23:00" -DailyKind Weekdays |
Example 2
This command schedules all replication jobs to monthly run. The replication jobs are obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down. The jobs are scheduled to run every last Saturday at 12:00 in February, May, August and December.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRJob -Name Replica* | Set-VBRJobSchedule -Monthly -At "12:00" -NumberInMonth Last -Days Saturday -Months February, May, August, December |
Example 3
This command schedules the job represented by the $job variable to run every 12 hours. The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and assigned to the variable beforehand.
Example 4
This command schedules the job represented by the $job variable to run after the SureBackup job named SureBackup Job 01. The SureBackup Job 01 is obtained with Get-VSBJob and piped down. The backup job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and assigned to $job variable beforehand.
