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Set-VBOEmailSettings

Short Description

Modifies email notification settings.

Syntax

Set-VBOEmailSettings [-EnableNotification] [-SMTPServer <string>] [-Port <int32>] [-UseAuthentication] [-UseSSL] [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-From <string>] [-To <string>] [-Subject <string>] [-NotifyOnSuccess] [-NotifyOnWarning] [-NotifyOnFailure] [-SupressUntilLastRetry] [-AttachDetailedReport] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies email notification settings for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Set-VBOEmailSettings Note

Email notification settings are global, they will be applied to all backup jobs configured in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Accept Wildcard Characters

EnableNotification

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send email notifications on the job run results.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

SMTPServer

Specifies the full DNS name or IP address of the SMTP server for sending email notifications.

Default: smtp.office365.com

String

False

Named

False

False

Port

Specifies the port for connecting to SMTP server.

Default: 587

Int32

False

Named

False

False

UseAuthentication

Defines that the SMTP server requires authentication. Otherwise, the connection will be established to the SMTP server, which does not enforce authentication.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

UseSSL

Enables a secure connection for email notification transmission. Otherwise, email notifications will be transmitted through the connection that does not require SSL authentication.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

Credential

Specifies credentials that you want to use for authenticating with SMTP server.

PSCredential

False

Named

False

False

From

Specifies notification sender email address with the rights to connect to SMTP server.

String

False

Named

False

False

To

Specifies notification recipient email address. Semicolon is used for listing multiple recipients.

String

False

Named

False

False

Subject

Specifies the subject for creating the notification email. You can use the following system variables:

  • %JobName% - backup job name
  • %JobResult% - backup job result
  • %OrgName% - Exchange organization, whose mailboxes were processed by the backup job
  • %MailboxCount% - total number of processed mailboxes
  • %Issues% - number of mailboxes processed with Failed or Warning status
  • %Time% - date and time of the backup job completion

String

False

Named

False

False

NotifyOnSuccess

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification if the job finishes successfully.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

NotifyOnWarning

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification if the job finishes with warning.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

NotifyOnFailure

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification if the job finishes with error.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

SupressUntilLastRetry

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification per the job schedule settings. The following email notification scenarios are possible:

  • If the job fails, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification on the latest job retry.
  • If the job completes with Success or Warning, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification on the latest completion status.
  • If the job is scheduled to Terminate job if it exceeds allowed backup window, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will send the notification on the latest attempt within the allowed backup window.

For more information on job schedule settings, see the New-VBOJobSchedulePolicy cmdlet.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

AttachDetailedReport

Defines that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will attach a report to a notification on the job completion results.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Set-VBOEmailSettingsExample 1. Modifying Email Notification Settings