Get-VBRSession

Short Description

Returns jobs sessions.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Get the session for the specified job.

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Last] [<CommonParameters>]

Get the session with the specified ID.

Get-VBRSession -Id <guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Get the specified session.

Get-VBRSession -Session <VBRSession> [<CommonParameters>]

Get the session for the job with the specified result.

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Result <VBRSessionResult> {None | Success | Warning | Failed}] [<CommonParameters>]

Get the session for the job with the specified state.

Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-State <VBRSessionState> {Stopped | Starting | Stopping | Working | Pausing |Resuming | WaitingTape | Idle | Postprocessing | WaitingRepository | Pending}] [<CommonParameters>]

Get the session for the job of the specified type.

Get-VBRSession -Type <EDbJobType> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns sessions for a selected job.

Important

To get tape backup job sessions, tun the Get-VBRTapeBackupSession cmdlet.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Job	Specifies the job for which you want to get sessions that have been run. Note: This parameter does not accept VM copy and file copy job objects.	Accepts the VBRJob object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByProperty Name)
Type	Specifies the type of the session. The cmdlet will return the session of this type.	EDbJobType	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName)
ID	Specifies the ID of the session. The cmdlet will return the session with this ID.	Guid[]	False	Named	False
Last	Defines that the command returns the last session of the specified job.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Session	Specifies the job session for which you want to get an updated state.	Accepts the VBRSession object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRSession cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
State	Specifies the session state. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified state.	VBRSessionState	False	Named	False
Result	Specifies the session result. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified result: None Success Warning Failed	VBRSessionResult	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

VBRBackupSession

Examples

Example 1. Getting Sessions for Specific Job [Using Variable]

This example shows how to get the session for the specified job.

$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Copy Job"

$session = Get-VBRSession -Job $job

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet to get the backup job. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Get-VBRSession cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value.

Example 2. Getting Sessions for VM Copy and File Copy Type of Jobs

This command shows how to get the sessions for the specified type of jobs.

Get-VBRSession -Type Copy

Related Commands

Get-VBRJob