Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia

Short Description

Creates Veeam Recovery Media.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia -DiscoveredComputer <VBRDiscoveredComputer> -RecoveryMediaTarget <VBRRecoveryMediaTarget> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates Veeam Recovery — a recovery image of your computer. You can create Veeam Recovery Media on removable storage devices, optical disks or save it locally in the ISO file format.

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia Note:

To create Veeam Recovery Media for a protected computer, you must have a full backup of this computer. This backup must contain an OS of this computer.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
DiscoveredComputer	Specifies the discovered computer for which you want to create Veeam Recovery Media. Note: You can create Veeam Recovery Media only for discovered computers.	Accepts the VBRDiscoveredComputer object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue ByProperty Name)
RecoveryMediaTarget	Specifies a storage device, optical disk or the ISO file path for creating Veeam Recovery Media.	Accepts the VBRRecoveryMediaTarget object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRRecoveryMediaTarget cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will create Veeam Recovery Media even if any of the following occurs: The target removable device needs to be formatted. The target optical disk needs to be erased. The ISO file under the specified path already exists. There is not enough space on the target removable device or optical disk.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	True (ByProperty Name)

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

DiscoveredComputer

Specifies the discovered computer for which you want to create Veeam Recovery Media.

Note: You can create Veeam Recovery Media only for discovered computers.

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

True

Named

True (ByValue
ByProperty
Name)

RecoveryMediaTarget

Specifies a storage device, optical disk or the ISO file path for creating Veeam Recovery Media.

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

True

Named

True (ByProperty
Name)

Force

Defines that the cmdlet will create Veeam Recovery Media even if any of the following occurs:

The target removable device needs to be formatted.
The target optical disk needs to be erased.
The ISO file under the specified path already exists.
There is not enough space on the target removable device or optical disk.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

True (ByProperty
Name)

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

Output Object

VBRProtectionGroup

Examples

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia Example 1. Saving Veeam Recovery Media in ISO File Format

This example shows how to save Veeam Recovery Media in the ISO file format.

$isopath = New-VBRRecoveryMediaISOTarget -Path "c:\image.iso"

$computer = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer | Where {$_.name -eq "support.east.local"}

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia -DiscoveredComputer $computer -RecoveryMediaTarget $isopath

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRRecoveryMediaISOTarget cmdlet. Specify the Path parameter value. Save the result to the $isopath variable.
Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet. Use the Where-Object method to get the computer for which you want to create Veeam Recovery Media. Save the result to the $computer variable.
Run the Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia cmdlet. Set the $computer variable as the DiscoveredComputer parameter value. Set the $isopath variable as the RecoveryMediaTarget parameter value.

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia Example 2. Creating Veeam Recovery Media on Removable Storage Device

This example shows how to create Veeam Recovery Media on a removable storage device.

$computer = Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer | Where {$_.name -eq "support.east.local"}

$removable = Get-VBRRecoveryMediaTarget -Type RemovableDevice | Where {$_.Description -eq "RECOVERY (F:)"}

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia -DiscoveredComputer $computer -RecoveryMediaTarget $removable

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRDiscoveredComputer cmdlet. Use the Where-Object method to get the computer for which you want to create Veeam Recovery Media. Save the result to the $computer variable.
Run the Get-VBRRecoveryMediaTarget cmdlet. Set the RemovableDevice value as the Type parameter value. Use the Where-Object method to get the removable storage device where you want to create Veeam Recovery Media. Save the result to the $removable variable.
Run the Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia cmdlet. Set the $computer variable as the DiscoveredComputer parameter value. Set the $removable variable as the RecoveryMediaTarget parameter value.

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