Get-VESQLDatabaseFile

Short Description

Returns full file names for a backed-up Microsoft SQL Server database.

Product: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

Syntax

Get-VESQLDatabaseFile [-Database] <VESQLDatabase> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns an array of full file names for a Microsoft SQL Server database.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Database	Specifies a Microsoft SQL Server database. The cmdlet will return an array of full file names for the specified database. Accepts the `VESQLDatabase` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VESQLDatabase` cmdlet.	`VESQLDatabase`	True	0	True (ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About Common Parameters section of Microsoft Learn.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VESQLDatabaseFile[] array that contains full file names for the backed-up Microsoft SQL Server database.

Examples

Getting List of Full File Names for Backed-Up Microsoft SQL Server Database

This example shows how to get a list of full file names for a backed-up Microsoft SQL Server database.

$session = Get-VESQLRestoreSession

$database = Get-VESQLDatabase -Session $session[0] -Name "db1"

Get-VESQLDatabaseFile -Database $database

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VESQLRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.

The cmdlet will return an array of active restore sessions. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore session (in this example, it is the first restore session in the array).
Run the Get-VESQLDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value and select the necessary restore session. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
Run the Get-VESQLDatabaseFile cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value.