New-VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions
Short Description
Defines version-based retention policy settings for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
Applies to
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
New-VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions [-VersionRetentionType {None | Archive | BackupAndArchive}] [-ActiveFileVersionRetention <int>] [-DeletedFileVersionRetention <int>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet defines version-based retention policy for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. You can specify either a number of restore points to keep or the number of file versions to keep.
Important |
If you use retention options configured with the New-VBRUnstructuredBackupArchivalOptions cmdlet, the settings configured with New-VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions scripts may not work correctly. |
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Position | Accept Pipeline Input |
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VersionRetentionType | Specifies to what repositories the version-based retention policy will be applied. You can specify one of the following filter settings:
Note: If you do not specify this parameter, version-based retention policy settings are applied by default both to backup and archive repositories. | VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionType | False | Named | False |
ActiveFileVersionRetention | Specifies the number of active file versions. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of file versions for active (not deleted) files. Once the number of file versions exceeds, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the oldest file version from the repository. Note: If you do not specify this parameter, the number of file versions for active files is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will delete file versions for active files from the backup repository after the specified retention period passes. Default: 10. | Int32 | False | Named | False |
DeletedFileVersionRetention | Specifies the number of file versions for deleted files. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the specified number of file versions for deleted files. Once the number of file versions exceeds, Veeam Backup & Replication will remove the oldest version from the repository. Note: If you do not specify this parameter, the number of file versions for deleted files is set to unlimited. Veeam Backup & Replication will remove files versions for deleted files from the backup repository after the specified retention period passes. Default: 3. | Int32 | False | Named | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.
Output Object
The cmdlet returns the VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions object that contains version-based retention settings for file backup job and object storage backup jobs.
Examples
Example 1. Defining Retention Policy for File Versions of Active Files Both in Backup and Archive Repositories
This command shows how to define retention policy for file versions of active files. The backup and archive repositories together will keep file versions of active files for 14 days.
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Example 2. Defining Retention Policy for File Versions of Deleted Files in Archive Repository
This command shows how to define retention policy for file versions of deleted files. The version-based retention settings applies to the archive repository only and it will keep file versions of deleted files for 7 days.
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