New-VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy

Short Description

Creates schedule settings for a file to tape job.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

New-VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy [-Type <VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicyType>] [-DailyOptions <VBRDailyOptions>] [-MonthlyOptions <VBRMonthlyOptions>] [-Enabled] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates the VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy object. This object contains backup creation schedule settings for file to tape job and is used further to apply these settings to an existing file to tape job.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Type

Specifies the backup creation schedule type:

  • Daily: the target files will be archived on selected days. Use the DailyOptions parameter to set the days.
  • Monthly: the target files will be archived on selected months. Use the MonthlyOptions parameter to set the months.

Default: Daily.

VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicyType

False

Named

False

DailyOptions

Used to set days for the Type parameter (Daily option).

Default:

  • Type: SelectedDays
  • Period: 18:00
  • DayOfWeek: Saturday

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

False

Named

False

MonthlyOptions

Used to set months for the Type parameter (Monthly option).

Default:

  • Period: 22:00
  • DayNumberInMonth: Fourth,
  • DayOfWeek: Saturday,
  • Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

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

False

Named

False

Enabled

Defines if this schedule is enabled.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy

Examples

Creating Monthly Job Schedule for File to Tape Jobs

This example shows how to create file to tape job schedule to run on last Sunday on 22:00 every month. The schedule is enabled.

$monthlyoptions = New-VBRMonthlyOptions -DayNumberInMonth Last -DayOfWeek Sunday -Period 22:00

New-VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy -Type Monthly -MonthlyOptions $monthlyoptions -Enabled

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Specify the DayNumberInMonth, DayOfWeek and the Period parameter values. Save the result to the $monthlyoptions variable.
  2. Run the New-VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy cmdlet. Set the Monthly option for the Type parameter. Set the $monthlyoptions variable as the MonthlyOptions parameter value. Provide the Enabled parameter.

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