Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem

Short Description

Returns backed-up objects created by file backup jobs or object storage backup jobs.

Note

This cmdlet is available starting from Veeam Backup & Replication 12.1 (build 12.1.0.2131).

Applies to

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

Syntax

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session <VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession> [-ChangedOnly] [-Folder <VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRFolder>] [-Name <String>] [-Recurse] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns an array of backed-up objects created by file backup jobs or object storage backup jobs. These objects contain settings of guest OS files and folders backed up by file backup jobs or object storage backup jobs.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Session	Specifies a restore session. The cmdlet will return backed-up objects within this restore session.	Accepts the VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession object. To create this object, run the Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
ChangedOnly	Defines that the cmdlet will return backed-up objects with changed attributes only.	SwichParameter	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies a name of the backed-up object. The cmdlet will return folders and files with the specified name. Note: By default, the cmdlet returns up to 10,000 records (folders and files). You can change the default value with a registry key. For more information, contact Veeam Customer Support.	String	False	Named	False
Folder	Specifies a backed-up folder. The cmdlet will return the specified folder and an array of objects that are added to this folder.	Accepts the VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRFolder object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet.	False	Named	False
Recurse	Defines that the cmdlet will look for objects that are added to backed-up child folders. If you provide this parameter, the cmdlet will return an array of all objects that are added to backed-up child folders. Otherwise, the cmdlet will return an array of objects that are added to the parent folder on the backed-up file share or an object storage server.	SwitchParamter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem objects that contain settings of guest OS files and folders backed up by file backup jobs or object storage backup jobs.

Examples

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem Example 1. Getting Objects Within Restore Session

This example shows how to get objects within the specified restore session.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint

$session = Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3]

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint cmdlet. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

The Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point, for arrays it starts with 0. In our example, it is the fourth restore point in the array.

Run the Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value.

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem Example 2. Getting Objects by Name

This example shows how to get the Report001.txt file within the specified restore session.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint

$session = Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[4]

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session -Name "Report001.txt"

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint cmdlet. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run the Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem Example 3. Getting Objects from Specific Folder

This example shows how to get all objects that are located in the the October Reports folder.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint

$session = Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[2]

$folder =Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session -Name "October Reports"

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session -Folder $folder

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint cmdlet. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run the Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.
Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Set the $folder variable as the Folder parameter value.

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem Example 4. Getting All Objects Added to Backed-up Folders

This example shows how to get all objects that are added to the backed-up folders.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint

$session = Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[5]

Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session -Recurse

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint cmdlet. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run the Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value. Save the result to the $session variable.
Run the Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Provide the Recurse parameter.

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