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Short Description
Starts backup, replication or copy job.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Start-VBRJob [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> [-FullBackup] [-RetryBackup] [-RunAsync] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Related Commands
Detailed Description
This cmdlet allows you to start a created or stopped job. You can start a backup, replication or copy job.
This cmdlet allows you to start a job for an ordinary run, force a full backup, or set the job to restart in case it failed.
When you create a job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule. Run Set-VBRJobSchedule to schedule the job to run automatically.
Run Stop-VBRJob to stop a running job.
Run Enable-VBRJob to enable a disabled job.
Run Start-VSBJob to start a SureBackup job.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Job | Specifies the job you want to start. You can assign multiple jobs to this object. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
FullBackup | Specify this parameter if you want to perform an active full backup. | False | Named | False | False |
RetryBackup | Specify this parameter if you want to restart the job if it failed. | False | Named | False | False |
RunAsync | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. | 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.
Example 1
This command starts the jobs named "WebApplications Server Backup" and "Fileserver Copy Job". The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down.
Example 2
This command starts a vCloud backup job right after it the job is created. The RunAsync parameter is set to bring the process to the background.
PS C:\PS> Add-VBRvCloudJob -Entity $"vCloud Server" -Name "vCloud Server Backpup" | Start-VBRJob -RunAsync |
Example 3
This command performs a full backup for the job named "WebApplications Server Backup". The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down.
Example 4
This command restarts a failed job represented by the $job variable. The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and assigned to the variable beforehand. The RunAsync parameter is set to bring the process to the background.
