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Set-VBRRepositoryExtent

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Short Description

Modifies extents of scale-out backup repositories.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Set-VBRRepositoryExtent -Extent <VBRRepositoryExtent[]> [-StoreFull] [-StoreIncrement] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRRepositoryExtent

Return Type

VBRDataLocalityExtent or VBRPerformanceExtent

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies selected extents of a scale-out repository. You can change the backup placement mode for a selected extent(s) to store only full backups, only incremental backups or full and incremental backups. By default, the extents are created with full and incremental backups placement mode.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Extent	Specifies the extent you want to modify. Accepts VBRDataLocalityExtent or VBRPerformanceExtent object, GUID or string (name of the backup repository that is used as extent). You can list multiple extents. All extents must belong to the same scale-out repository.	True	Named	True (by Value FromPipeline, ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	False
StoreFull	Used for extents with the Performance policy. If indicated, the extent will store only full backups. Default: False.	False	Named	True (by ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	False
StoreIncrement	Used for extents with the Performance policy. If indicated, the extent will store only incremental backups. Default: False.	False	Named	True (by ValueFromPipeline ByPropertyName)	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 changes the storing mode to store only full backups for the extent named "Backup Repository 1".

PS C:\PS> Set-VBRRepositoryExtent –Extent “Backup Repository 1” –StoreFull

Example 2

This command enables storing of full and incremental backups on extents “Backup Repository 1” and “Backup Repository 4”.

PS C:\PS> Set-VBRRepositoryExtent –Extent “Backup Repository 1”, “Backup Repository 4” –StoreFull –StoreIncrement