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Start-VBOJob

Short Description

Starts a backup job.

Syntax

Start-VBOJob -Job <VBOJob> [-RunAsync [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Full [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to start a created or stopped backup job.

Run the New-VBOJobSchedulePolicy cmdlet to set the schedule for the job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Job	Specifies the backup job you want to start.	True	Named	True (ByValue)	False
RunAsync	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	False	Named	False	False
Full	Indicates that the job will create an active full backup.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Example 1

This example shows how to start the backup job.

Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet to get the backup job you want to start. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Start-VBOJob cmdlet with the $job variable.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Backup Daily"

Start-VBOJob -Job $job

Example 2

This example shows how to start an active full backup.

Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet to get the backup job you want to start. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Start-VBOJob cmdlet with the $job variable. Set the :$true value for the Full parameter.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Full Backup"

Start-VBOJob -Job $job -Full:$true

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