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Sync-VBRBackupRepository

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Short Description

Rescans a selected backup repository.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Sync-VBRBackupRepository -Repository <CBackupRepository[]> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Get-VBRBackupRepository

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to rescan a specified backup repository for details about backups stored on it.

You can perform the repository rescan i.e. in case you have imported or copied backups.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Repository	Specifies backup repository you want to rescan.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	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 rescans the repository named "Local Repository 01". The needed repository object is obtained with Get-VBRBackupRepository and piped down.

Get-VBRBackupRepository -Name "Local Repository 01" | Sync-VBRBackupRepository

Example 2

This command rescans the repository represented by the $repository variable. The needed repository object is obtained with Get-VBRBackupRepository and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Sync-VBRBackupRepository -Repository $repository