New-VBRServerScheduleOptions

Short Description

Creates the schedule for jobs.

Applies to

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

Syntax

New-VBRServerScheduleOptions -Type <VBRServerScheduleType> {Daily | Monthly | Periodically | AfterJob} [-DailyOptions <VBRDailyOptions>] [-MonthlyOptions <VBRMonthlyOptions>] [-PeriodicallyOptions <VBRPeriodicallyOptions>] [-Job <CBackupJob>] [-EnableRetry] [-RetryCount <int>] [-RetryTimeout <int>] [-EnableBackupTerminationWindow] [-TerminationWindow <VBRBackupWindowOptions>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates the VBRServerScheduleOptions object. This object contains schedule settings for backup jobs.

You can use this cmdlet to create a schedule for the following types of jobs:

  • Veeam Agent jobs that back up Linux servers.
  • Veeam Agent jobs that back up failover clusters.
  • Veeam Agent jobs that back up Windows servers.
  • The backup policy that the Veeam Agent job applies to Windows servers.
  • File backup jobs.
  • VDC replica jobs.
  • Application backup policies.

Note

Consider the following:

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Type

Specifies the 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.
  • AfterJob: use this option to create a chain of jobs. Veeam Backup & Replication will start the Veeam Agent backup job after the other backup job.
    Note: The AfterJob option does not work for backup policy.

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 run.

Specifies periodical 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

Job

For running after a job.

Specifies the name of the backup job after which Veeam Backup & Replication will run Veeam Agent backup jobs. The cmdlet will create the server schedule with these settings.

Accepts the CBackupJob object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet.

False

Named

False

EnableRetry

Enables the option to run the Veeam Agent backup job again 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 the time interval between retry attempts in minutes.

Default: 30.

Int

False

Named

False

EnableBackupTerminationWindow

Enables the option to stop the Veeam Agent backup job if it exceeds the backup window.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

TerminationWindow

Specifies the time interval within which the backup job must complete. The cmdlet will create the Veeam Agent backup job with these settings.

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

False

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRServerScheduleOptions object that contains schedule settings for backup jobs.

Examples

Creating Server Schedule for Veeam Agent Backup Job

This example shows how to create the server schedule for a Veeam Agent backup job. The job will run on Fridays at 7:00 PM.

$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -DayOfWeek Friday -Period 7:00

New-VBRServerScheduleOptions -Type Daily -DailyOptions $daily

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRDailyOptions cmdlet. Specify the DayOfWeek and Period parameter values. Save the result to the $daily variable.
  2. Run the New-VBRServerScheduleOptions cmdlet. Set the Daily value as the Type parameter value. Set the $daily variable as the DailyOptions parameter value.

Related Commands

New-VBRDailyOptions

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