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Set-VBRBackupRepository

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    Short Description

    Modifies a backup repository.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

    Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

    Syntax

    Set-VBRBackupRepository -Repository <CBackupRepository> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [-MountServer <CHost>] [-Server <CHost>] [-RotatedDrive] [-EnableVPowerNFS] [-VPowerNFSFolder <string>] [-DDServerName <string>] [-RequireAccessCreds] [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-LimitConcurrentJobs] [-MaxConcurrentJobs <int>] [-LimitDatarate] [-DataRateLimit <int>] [-AlignDataBlocks] [-DecompressDataBlocks] [-UsePerVMFile] [-DDBoostEncryptionType <VBRDDBoostEncryptionType> {None | Medium | High}]  [<CommonParameters>]

    Related Commands

    Get-VBRBackupRepository

    Get-VBRServer

    Get-VBRCredentials

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet modifies a selected backup repository. To modify settings, you need to enter the corresponding parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

    To modify scale-out backup repository, run Set-VBRScaleOutBackupRepository.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Repository

    Specifies the backup repository you want to modify.

    True

    Named

    True (by Value
    FromPipeline, ValueFromPipeline
    ByPropertyName)

    False

    Name

    Specifies the name you want to assign to the new backup repository.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Description

    Specifies the description of the backup repository.

    If not set, Veeam Backup & Replication will enter date and time of creation by default.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Server

    Specifies the host where the backup repository you want to add is located.

    Use this parameter to explicitly set the host for the following repository types:

    For the WinLocal type: indicate the Windows based server  where you want to create the backup repository or to which you want to connect the rotated drives.

    For the LinuxLocal type: indicate the Linux based server  where you want to create the backup repository or to which you want to connect the rotated drives.

    For the CifsShare, DataDomain or HPStoreOnce types: indicate a Windows based server that to which the storage appliance is connected and which will be used as a gateway server.

    Default: This server.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Mount
    Server

    Used to enable the vPower NFS.

    Specifies the host where the NFS service must be installed.

    By default, the vPower NFS folder is created on the mounted host. If you want to locate the vPower NFS folder elsewhere, use the VPowerNFSFolder parameter to set the path.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Rotated
    Drive

    Indicates if the repository you want to add is a rotated drive (removable media).

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Enable
    VPowerNFS

    Indicates that the repository is accessible by the vPower NFS service.

    Use the MountServer and VPowerNFSFolder parameters to set the vPower NFS service.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    VPower
    NFSFolder

    Specifies the path to the vPower NFS root folder.

    To enable the vPower NFS, the MountServer parameter must be set.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    DDServer
    Name

    Specifies the Data Domain server name according to the connection mode:

    • If EMC Data Domain works over TCP, enter a full DNS name or IP address of the EMC Data Domain server.
    • If EMC Data Domain works over Fibre Channel, enter a name of the Data Domain server starting with a 'DFC-' prefix, for example, "DFC-DataDomain690".

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Require
    Access
    Creds

    Indicates that the administrator credentials are needed to access the shared folder. Use the Credentials parameter to specify the credentials.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Credentials

    Specifies credentials you want to use for authenticating with the backup repository host.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Limit
    Concurrent
    Jobs

    Indicates if the number of concurrent jobs using this repository must be limited. Use the MaxConcurrentJobs parameter to set the maximum value.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Max
    Concurrent
    Jobs

    Used for setting maximum value for the LimitConcurrentJobs parameter.

    Specifies the maximum allowed number of concurrent tasks for the backup repository.

    Accepts int type.

    Permitted values: 1 to 99.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Limit
    Datarate

    Indicates that the total speed of writing data to the backup repository disk must be restricted. Use the DataRateLimit parameter to set the maximum value.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Data
    Rate
    Limit

    Used for setting combined data ingestion rate for the LimitDatarate parameter.

    Specifies the combined data ingestion rate for the repository.

    Accepts int32 type.

    Permitted value: 1 to 1024 (MByte/s).

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Align
    Data
    Blocks

    If set, the backup blocks size will be aligned by a 4Kb block boundary. Data alignment provides better deduplication on storage systems with fixed block size.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    Decompress
    DataBlocks

    If set, backup data blocks will be decompressed before storing the backup to the repository. Decompression helps to achieve a better deduplication ratio.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    UsePerVM
    File

    Indicates that the backup repository must create per-VM backup files.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    DDBoost
    Encryption
    Type

    Specifies the native EMC Data Domain encryption level:

    • High
    • Medium
    • None.

    False

    Named

    False

    False

    <CommonParameters>

    This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.