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Add-VBRViBackupJob

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Short Description

Creates a new VMware backup job.

Applies to

Platform: VMware

For Hyper-V, run Add-VBRHvBackupJob.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Add-VBRViBackupJob [-Name <String>] [-BackupRepository <CBackupRepository>] -Entity <IViItem[]> [-Description <String>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRBackupRepository

Find-VBRViEntity

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates a new VMware backup job.

Note that when you create a backup job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule.

Run Start-VBRJob to start the created job.

Run Set-VBRJobSchedule to set schedule for the job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Name	Specifies the string with the name of the created backup job.	False	Named	False	False
Backup Repository	Specifies the backup repository where the created backup should be stored. If not set, the default backup repository will be used.	False	Named	False	False
Entity	Specifies the VM(s) that you want to back up. You can assign multiple VMs to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Description	Specifies the description of the backup job. If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.	False	Named	False	False

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 creates a backup job named "Exchange Backup". The VMs to backup are obtained with Find-VBRViEntity and piped down. The backup repository is obtained with Get-VBRBackupRepository and assigned to the $Repository variable beforehand. The description is "VMware Exchange Backup".

PS C:\PS> Find-VBRViEntity -Name Exchange* | Add-VBRViBackupJob -Name "Exchange Backup" -BackupRepository $Repository -Description "VMware Exchange Backup"