Start-VEPSQLRestoreSession
Short Description
Starts a restore session to explore backed-up PostgreSQL instances and to perform operations with these instances.
Applies to
Veeam Backup & Replication
Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
Start-VEPSQLRestoreSession [-RestorePoint] <IVBRApplicationRestorePoint> [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts a new restore session, establishes a connection to the backup server and retrieves backed-up PostgreSQL databases.
Within the restore session, you can get information about the backed-up PostgreSQL instances using the following cmdlets:
After you get backed-up PostgreSQL instances, you can restore, publish, or perform instant recovery with these instances.
- Run the Start-VEPSQLInstanceRestore cmdlet to restore PostgreSQL instances.
- Run the Start-VEPSQLInstancePublish cmdlet to publish PostgreSQL instances.
- Run the Start-VEPSQLInstanceInstantRecovery cmdlet to perform instant recovery of PostgreSQL instances.
Within the restore session you can also get information about the backed-up PostgreSQL databases with the Get-VEPSQLDatabase cmdlet. After you get the backed-up PostgreSQL databases, you can export these databases with the Start-VEPSQLDatabaseExport cmdlet.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Position | Accept Pipeline Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RestorePoint | Specifies a restore point to start a new restore session. You will be able to use the session to perform operations with PostgreSQL instances that this restore point contains. | Accepts the IVBRApplicationRestorePoint object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint cmdlet. | True | 0 | True (ByValue) |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.
Output Object
The cmdlet returns the VEPSQLRestoreSession object that contains settings of the restore session started to explore and recover backed-up PostgreSQL data.
Example
Starting Restore Session
This example shows how to start a restore session to perform operations with PostgreSQL instances.
$restorepoint = Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint -PostgreSQL Start-VEPSQLRestoreSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[0] |
Perform the following steps:
- Run the Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint cmdlet. Provide the PostgreSQL parameter. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
The cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore point. In our example, it is the first restore point in the array.
- Run the Start-VEPSQLRestoreSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value and select the necessary restore point.
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