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Start-VEODRestoreSession

Short Description

Starts restore sessions to explore backed-up OneDrive items and to perform operations with these items.

Applies to

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Product Edition: Community, Rental, Subscription

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Explore and perform operations with OneDrive items from a specific restore point.

Start-VEODRestoreSession [-RestorePoint] <IVBORestorePoint> [-Job <IVBOJob>] [-Organization <IVBOOrganization>] [-Server <string>] [-Credential <pscredential>] [-Port <int>] [-ShowDeleted] [-ShowAllVersions] [-Reason <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Explore and perform operations with OneDrive items from the latest restore point.

Start-VEODRestoreSession -LatestState [-Job <IVBOJob>] [-Organization <IVBOOrganization>] [-Server <string>] [-Credential <pscredential>] [-Port <int>] [-ShowDeleted] [-ShowAllVersions] [-Reason <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Updated Cmdlet Sets

In Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 3.0, the following cmdlet sets have been updated. If you had already used these cmdlet sets in previous versions, mind the syntax. The ShowDeleted and ShowAllVersions parameters have been added.

Explore and perform operations with OneDrive items from backups created by a specific job.

Start-VEODRestoreSession [-Job] <IVBOJob> [-Server <string>] [-Credential <pscredential>] [-Port <int>] [-ShowDeleted] [-ShowAllVersions] [-Reason <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Explore and perform operations with OneDrive items from backups created for a specific organization.

Start-VEODRestoreSession [-Organization] <IVBOOrganization> [-Server <string>] [-Credential <pscredential>] [-Port <int>] [-ShowDeleted] [-ShowAllVersions] [-Reason <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts a new restore session, establishes a connection to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server and retrieves data on OneDrive items backed up on this server. Within the restore session, you can get backed-up items using the following cmdlets:

After you get backed-up items, you can perform the following operations with these items:

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Job	Specifies a backup job to start a new restore session. You will be able to use the session to perform operations with items backed up by this job.	Accepts the IVBOJob object. To get this object, run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue)	False
RestorePoint	Specifies a restore point to start a new restore session. You will be able to use the session to perform operations with items that this restore point contains.	Accepts the IVBORestorePoint object. To get this object, run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue)	False
LatestState	Defines that the cmdlet will retrieve items from the latest restore point. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to perform operations with items in the most recent restore state.	SwitchParameter	True	Named	False	False
Organization	Specifies an organization to start a new restore session. You will be able to use the session to perform operations with items backed up for this organization.	Accepts the IVBOOrganization object. To get this object, run the Get-VBOOrganization cmdlet.	False	0	True (ByValue)	False
Server	Specifies a DNS name or an IP address of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server that backed up items you want to restore.	String	False	Named	False	False
Credential	Specifies credentials that will be used to authenticate against the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.	Accepts the PSCredential object. To get this object, run the Get-Credential cmdlet.	False	Named	False	False
Port	Specifies a port number that will be used to connect to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server. Default: 9194	Int32	False	Named	False	False
ShowDeleted	Defines that deleted items will be included in the current session. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to perform operations with these items. Note: If you provide this parameter, the amount of data returned by cmdlets within the current session may significantly increase.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False	False
ShowAllVersions	Defines that all versions of SharePoint items will be included in the current session. If you provide this parameter, you will be able to perform operations with these items. Note: If you provide this parameter, the amount of data returned by cmdlets within the current session may significantly increase.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False	False
Reason	Specifies a reason to perform restore operation. Note: This parameter is available for restore from backups created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 6.0 or later.	String	False	Named	False	False

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

Examples

Start-VEODRestoreSession Example 1. Starting Restore Session from Restore Point

This example shows how to start a restore session to retrieve items from a specific restore point created on the srv08.veeam.local server. The cmdlet will use the default port number (9194) connect to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.

$credentials = Get-Credential

$restorepoint = Get-VBORestorePoint

Start-VEODRestoreSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[0] -Server "srv08.veeam.local" -Credentials $credentials

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-Credential cmdlet to create a credential object. Enter credentials that will be used to connect to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

The Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of all restore points created on the srv08.veeam.local server. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point. In our example, it is the first restore point in the array.

Run the Start-VEODRestoreSession cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint[0] variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.
Set srv08.veeam.local as the Server parameter value.
Set the $credentials variable as the Credential parameter value.

Start-VEODRestoreSession Example 2. Starting Restore Session from Latest State

$credentials = Get-Credential

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Monthly Backup"

Start-VEODRestoreSession -LatestState -Job $job

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-Credential cmdlet to create a credential object. Enter credentials that will be used to connect to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server. Save the result to the $credentials variable.
Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Start-VEODRestoreSession cmdlet. Specify the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Specify the LatestState parameter.

Related Commands

Get-Credential