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Stop-VBRJob

Short Description

Stops a running backup, replication or copy job.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Stop-VBRJob [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> [-RunAsync] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRJob

Detailed Description

This cmdlet stops a running backup, replication or copy job. The job is stopped once, the scheduled job will start the next scheduled time.

Stop-VBRJob Note:

The cmdlets stops the job immediately. You cannot stop the job gracefully with Veeam PowerShell.

Run Start-VBRJob to start the job manually.

Run Disable-VBRJob to temporarily disable a job.

Run Stop-VSBJob to stop a SureBackup job.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Job

Specifies the job you want to stop.

You can assign multiple jobs to this object.

True

1

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

RunAsync

Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.

False

Named

False

False

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 1

This command stops the copy job named "SharePoint File Copy Job". The needed job object is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down.

PS C:\PS> Get-VBRJob -Name "SharePoint File Copy Job" | Stop-VBRJob

Example 2

This command stops the copy job represented by the $"SharePoint File Copy Job" variable. The needed session object is obtained with Get-VBRJob and assigned to the variable beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Stop-VBRJob -Job $"SharePoint File Copy Job"