Get-VESPDocumentLibrary

Short Description

Returns SharePoint document libraries.

Applies to

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Get a document library from a backed-up SharePoint database.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary [-Database <VESPDatabase>] [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get a document library from a Microsoft organization.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary [-Organization <VESPOrganization>] [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get a document library from a SharePoint site.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary [-Site <VESPSite>] [-Name <String[]>] [-Recurse] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns document libraries. You can search the SharePoint database, site or the whole organization to get a specific document library.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Database	Specifies a backed-up SharePoint database. The cmdlet will return document libraries from the specified database.	Accepts the VESPDatabase object. To get this object, run the Get-VESPDatabase cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue)
Name	Specifies a name of the SharePoint document library. This cmdlet will return a document library with the specified name.	String[]	False	1	False
Organization	Specifies an array of SharePoint organizations. The cmdlet will return document libraries from these organizations.	Accepts the VESPOrganization[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VESPOrganization cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue)
Site	Specifies a name of the SharePoint site. This cmdlet will return a document library from the specified SharePoint site.	Accepts the VESPSite object. To get this object, run the Get-VESPSite cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue)
Recurse	Defines that the cmdlet will return all child items of the specified parent item. Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary Example 1. Getting SharePoint Document Library from SharePoint Database [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to get all SharePoint document libraries from the WSS_Content.mdf SharePoint database.

$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession

$database = Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name "WSS_Content.mdf"

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary -Database $database

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VESPDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
Run the Get-VESPDocumentLibrary cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary Example 2. Getting SharePoint Document Library from SharePoint Site [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to get the Regulations document library from the Teams SharePoint site.

$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession

$database = Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name WSS_Content.mdf

$site = Get-VESPSite -Database $database -Name "Teams"

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary -Site $site -Name "Regulations"

Perform the following steps:

Get a SharePoint site:

Run the Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VESPDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
Run the Get-VESPSite cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $site variable.

Run the Get-VESPDocumentLibrary cmdlet. Set the $site variable as the Site parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary Example 3. Getting SharePoint Document Library from Microsoft Organization [For Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365]

This example shows how to get the Regulations document library from the ABC Microsoft organization.

$session = Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession

$organization = Get-VESPOrganization -Session $session -Name "ABC*"

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary -Organization $organization -Name "Regulations"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VESPOrganization cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Use the * wildcard character to substitute the timestamp. Save the result to the $organization variable.
Run the Get-VESPDocumentLibrary cmdlet. Set the $organization variable as the Organization parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary Example 4. Getting SharePoint Document Library from SharePoint Site [For Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365]

This example shows how to get the Regulations document library from the Teams SharePoint site.

$session = Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession

$organization = Get-VESPOrganization -Session $session -Name "ABC*"

$site = Get-VESPSite -Organization $organization -Name "Teams"

Get-VESPDocumentLibrary -Site $site -Name "Regulations"

Perform the following steps:

Get a SharePoint site:

Run the Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VESPOrganization cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Use the * wildcard character to substitute the timestamp. Save the result to the $organization variable.
Run the Get-VESPSite cmdlet. Set the $organization variable as the Organization parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $site variable.

Run the Get-VESPDocumentLibrary cmdlet. Set the $site variable as the Site parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

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