New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions

Short Description

Creates the schedule for backup policies for Linux computers.

Applies to

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

Syntax

New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions -Type <VBRServerScheduleType> {Daily | Monthly | Periodically | AfterJob} [-DailyOptions <VBRDailyOptions>] [-MonthlyOptions <VBRMonthlyOptions>] [-PeriodicallyOptions <VBRPeriodicallyOptions>] [-EnableRetry] [-RetryCount <int>] [-RetryTimeout <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates the VBRLinuxScheduleOptions object. This object contains schedule settings for a backup policy that the Veeam Agent backup job applies to Linux computers.

New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions Note:

For Veeam Agent jobs that back up Linux servers use the New-VBRServerScheduleOptions cmdlet.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Type	Specifies the Veeam Agent backup job schedule type. Daily: use this option to run the job at a specific time daily. Monthly: use this option to run the job once a month on specific days. Periodically: use this option to run the job repeatedly throughout a day with a specific time interval.	VBRServerScheduleType	True	Named	False
DailyOptions	For daily schedule. Specifies daily schedule settings. The cmdlet will create the server schedule with these settings.	Accepts the VBRDailyOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRDailyOptions cmdlet.	False	Named	False
MonthlyOptions	For monthly schedule. Specifies monthly schedule settings. The cmdlet will create the server schedule with these settings.	Accepts the VBRMonthlyOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRMonthlyOptions cmdlet.	False	Named	False
PeriodicallyOptions	For periodical schedule. Specifies periodically schedule settings. The cmdlet will create the server schedule with these settings.	Accepts the VBRPeriodicallyOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRPeriodicallyOptions cmdlet.	False	Named	False
EnableRetry	Enables the option for the Veeam Agent for Linux to try to run the Veeam Agent backup job in case it fails.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
RetryCount	For the EnableRetry parameter. Specifies the number of attempts to run the failed Veeam Agent backup job. Default: 3.	Int	False	Named	False
RetryTimeout	For the EnableRetry parameter. Specifies a timeout interval between retry attempts in minutes. Default: 30.	Int	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRLinuxScheduleOptions object that contains the schedule for the backup policies for Linux computers.

Examples

Creating Monthly Schedule for Veeam Agent Job for Linux Computers

This example shows how to create a monthly schedule for a Veeam Agent job that backs up Linux computers. The job will run monthly at 3:00 AM on the first Sunday.

$monthly = New-VBRMonthlyOptions -Period 3:00 -DayNumberInMonth OnDay -DayOfMonth 20

New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions -Type Monthly -EnableRetry -RetryCount 7 -RetryTimeout 15 -MonthlyOptions $monthly

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Specify the Period, DayNumberInMonth and DayOfMonth parameter values. Save the result to the $monthly variable.
Run the New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the Monthly option for the Type parameter.
Provide the EnableRetry parameter.
Specify the RetryCount parameter value.
Specify the RetryTimeout parameter value.
Set the $monthly variable as the MonthlyOptions parameter value.

Related Commands

New-VBRMonthlyOptions