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Start-VSBJob

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    Short Description

    Starts a created SureBackup job.

    Applies to

    Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

    Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

    Syntax

    Start-VSBJob [-Job] <CSbJob[]> [-RunAsync] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

    Related Commands

    Get-VSBJob

    Detailed Description

    This cmdlet allows you to start a created SureBackup job.

    When you create a job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule. Run Set-VSBJobSchedule to schedule the SureBackup job to run automatically.

    Run Stop-VSBJob to stop a running SureBackup job.

    Run Start-VBRJob to start a backup, replication or copy job.

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    Position

    Accept
    Pipeline
    Input

    Accept
    Wildcard
    Characters

    Job

    Specifies the SureBackup job you want to run.

    You can assign multiple jobs to this object.

    True

    1

    True (ByValue,
    ByProperty
    Name)

    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 SureBackup jobs named "SharePoint SureJob 01" and "SharePoint SureJob 02". The jobs are obtained with Get-VSBJob and piped down.

    PS C:\PS> Get-VSBJob -Name "SharePoint SureJob 01", "SharePoint SureJob 02" | Start-VSBJob

    Example 2

    This command starts the SureBackup job represented by the $SureJob variable. The job object is obtained with Get-VSBJob and assigned to the variable beforehand.

    PS C:\PS> Start-VSBJob -Job $SureJob