Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob (obsolete)

Short Description

Creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

Note

This cmdlet is obsolete and only works for creating a simple mode backup copy job. It is recommended to create a new backup job using the Add-VBRBackupCopyJob cmdlet.

Applies to

Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob -Backup <VBRAzureComputeBackup[]> [-Name <string>] [-Description <string>] [-Repository <CBackupRepository>] [-RecoveryPointObjective <VBRRecoveryPointObjective>] [-RetentionPolicy <VBRRetentionPolicy>] [-BackupWindowOptions <VBRBackupWindowOptions>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs of Azure Virtual Machines that are stored on a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage repository. Azure IaaS backup copy jobs will copy the backups from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage external repositories to target repositories.

Note

The cmdlet creates jobs in a disabled state. Run the Enable-VBRJob cmdlet to enable jobs.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Backup

Specifies an array of Azure backups that you want to copy.

Accepts the VBRAzureComputeBackup[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue)

Name

Specifies a name of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this name.

String

False

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this description.

String

False

Named

False

Repository

Specifies a target backup repository. The cmdlet will copy Azure backups to this repository.

Accepts the CBackupRepository object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet.

False

Named

False

RecoveryPointObjective

Specifies a backup copy interval. The cmdlet will copy new restore points of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs to the target backup repository.

Accepts the VBRRecoveryPointObjective object. To create this object, run the New-VBRRecoveryPointObjective cmdlet.

False

Named

False

RetentionPolicy

Specifies a number of restore points to keep on a target backup repository.

Accepts the VBRRetentionPolicy object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets:

False

Named

False

BackupWindowOptions

Specifies the period of time when a backup copy job is allowed to run.

Accepts the VBRBackupWindowOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRBackupWindowOptions cmdlet.

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob object that contains an array of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

Examples

Creating Azure Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to create an Azure backup copy job.

$backup = Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup -Name "November report"

Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob -Backup $backup

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
  2. Run the Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value.

Related Commands

Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup