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Export-VBRLogs

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Short Description

Collects system logs for export.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Export-VBRLogs -Server <CHost[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Export-VBRLogs -Job <IJob[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Export-VBRLogs -Entity <IVmItem[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Export-VBRLogs -Backup <CBackup[]> -FolderPath <String> [-Compress] [-From <DateTime>] [-To <DateTime>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRServer

Get-VBRJob

Get-VSBJob

Find-VBRViEntity / Find-VBRHvEntity

Get-VBRBackup

Detailed Description

This cmdlet collects system logs. You can use this cmdlet to collect logs you can send to the Veeam support.

The log files are written to the folder you specify in this cmdlet.

This cmdlet provides syntax for getting logs for hosts, jobs, entities or backups. You can get logs for all kind of virtual host, any jobs including SureBackup jobs, all entities including datastores, clusters, replicas, etc., or any backup.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Server	Specifies the server(s) from which you want to collect logs. Note that selected servers must be running and reachable over the network. You can assign multiple servers to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
From	Specifies the start date to collect the logs for export. Enter the date in format set in your workstation Date and Time settings.	False	Named	False	False
To	Specifies the end date to collect the logs for export. Enter the date in format set in your workstation Date and Time settings.	False	Named	False	False
Job	Specifies the job(s) you want to collect logs for. You can get logs for all kind of jobs. You can assign multiple jobs to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Entity	Specifies the VM(s) you want to collect logs for. You can assign multiple VMs to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Backup	Specifies the backups you want to collect logs for. You can assign multiple backups to this object.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
FolderPath	Specifies the destination folder to which the logs will be exported.	True	Named	False	False
Compress	If set, the log files will be archived.	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 1

This command starts collecting log files from the server represented by the $server variable. The destination path is C:\Logs. The period for collecting data is July, 21, 2013 - July, 25, 2013. The data compression is enabled. Run Get-VBRServer to get the source server.

PS C:\PS> Export-VBRLogs -Server $server -FolderPath "C:\Logs" -Compress -From 7/21/2013 -To 7/25/2013

Example 2

This command starts collecting log files for the SureBackup job named "DC SureJob". The job is obtained with Get-VSBJob and piped down. The destination path is C:\Logs\SureBackup Logs. The period for collecting data is not set to collect all the data for the job. The data compression is enabled.

PS C:\PS> Get-VSBJob -Name "DC SureJob" | Export-VBRLogs -FolderPath "C:\Logs\SureBackup Logs" -Compress

Example 3

This command starts collecting log files for the VM named "DC" for May, 2015. The VM is obtained with Find-VBRViEntity and piped down. The destination path is C:\Logs. The data compression is enabled.

PS C:\PS> Find-VBRViEntity -Name "DC" | Export-VBRLogs -FolderPath "C:\Logs" -Compress -From 5/01/2015 -To 6/01/2015