Get-VBRRestorePoint

Short Description

Returns restore points.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Get all restore points.

Get-VBRRestorePoint [-Backup <CBackup[]>] [-Name <String[]>] [-ObjectId <Guid[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Get restore points by their ID.

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Id <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns restore points created by Veeam Backup & Replication.

Restore points created by replication jobs are represented as snapshots.

Restore points created by backup jobs are represented as full and increment backup files.

Important

To get a list of restore points for a Veeam Agent job, you must provide the asterisks sign for the Name parameter value: Name "AgentJob*". Otherwise, the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will not return any restore points for the Veeam Agent job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Id	Specifies an array of IDs of backed-up VMs. The cmdlet will return restore points of these VMs.	Guid[]	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName)
Backup	Specifies the array of backups. The cmdlet will return restore points of these backups.	Accepts the CBackup[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet.	False	0	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Name	Specifies an array of VM names. The cmdlet will return restore points of these VMs. Note: For Cloud Director and CDP replica you must specify a vApp.	String[]	False	Named	False
ObjectId	Specifies an array of IDs of backed-up hosts and VMs. The cmdlet will return restore points of these hosts and VMs.	Guid[]	False	Named	True ( ByProperty Name)

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the COib object that contains information on restore points created by Veeam Backup & Replication.

Examples

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 1. Getting all Restore Points

This command looks for all restore points of all VMs registered in the database.

Get-VBRRestorePoint

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 2. Getting Restore Points by ID

This command looks for the 2ee79fec-9aa8-4058-a147-ff6b76ef2924 restore point.

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Id 2ee79fec-9aa8-4058-a147-ff6b76ef2924

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 3. Getting Restore Points Created by Backup Job

This example shows how to get all restore points of the MSExchange02 VM that is backed up by the MSExchange backup job.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "MSExchange"

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name *MSExchange02* -Backup $backup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value.

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 4. Getting Restore Points Created by Replication Job

This example shows how to get all restore points of VMs that are replicated by the DC Replica replication job.

$replica = Get-VBRReplica -Name "DC Replica"

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $replica

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRReplica cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $replica variable.
Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Set the $replica variable as the Backup parameter value.

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 5. Getting Restore Points Created by Veeam Agent

This example shows how to get all restore points of Windows-based machines backed up by the WinBackup Veeam Agent job.

$winbackup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "WinBackup*"

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $winbackup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $winbackup variable.

Note: To get a list of restore points for a Veeam Agent job, you must provide the asterisks sign for the Name parameter value: Name "AgentJob*". Otherwise, the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will not return any restore points for the Veeam Agent job.

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Set the $winbackup variable as the Backup parameter value.

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 6. Getting Latest Restore Point Created by Backup Job [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to look for the latest restore point of VMs that are backed up by the MSExchange Backup backup job.

Get-VBRBackup -Name MSExchange Backup | Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name MSExchange02 | Sort-Object –Property CreationTime –Descending | Select-Object -First 1

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Sort-Object cmdlet. Set the CreationTime value for the Property parameter. Provide the Descending parameter.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Select-Object cmdlet. Specify the First parameter value.

Get-VBRRestorePoint Example 7. Getting Latest Restore Point Created by Replication Job [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to return the latest restore point of the MSExchange02 VM that is replicated by the Replica_Exchange replication job.

Get-VBRReplica -Name Replica_Exchange | Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name MSExchange02 | Sort-Object -Property CreationTime -Descending | Select -First 1

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRReplica cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Sort-Object cmdlet. Set the CreationTime value as the Property parameter value. Provide the Descending parameter.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Select cmdlet. Specify the First parameter value.

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