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Export-VBRBackup

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Short Description

Exports a backup or restore point files to a selected folder.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Export-VBRBackup [-Backup] <CBackup> [-Dir] <String> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-OR-

Export-VBRBackup [-RestorePoint] <COib> [-Dir] <String> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRBackup

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Detailed Description

This cmdlet copies a selected backup files to a user-specified directory.

You can copy a whole backup file or select backups for a specific job object. The job objects are VMs, VM containers, datastores or resource pools.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Backup	Specifies the backup file you want to export.	True	1	False	False
Restore Point	Specifies the job object (i.e. a VM) for which you want to export the backup files.	True	1	False	False
Dir	Specifies the path to the folder where you want to copy the files to.	True	2	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 1

This command exports the backup file represented by the $"AD backup" to the folder "C:\Export". The backup file to export is obtained with Get-VBRBackup and assigned to the variable beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Export-VBRBackup -Backup $"AD backup" -Dir "C:\Export"

Example 2

This command exports the backup file for a specific VM represented by the $"AD_local" to the folder "C:\Export". The backup file to export is obtained with Get-VBRRestorePoint and assigned to the variable beforehand.

PS C:\PS> Export-VBRBackup -RestorePoint $"AD_local" -Dir "C:\Export"