New Features

This section contains information on new features that were introduced in Veeam PowerShell v12.1.

Security

In this version, you can use new Veeam PowerShell cmdlets to work with security features.

Malware Detection

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to use built-in or third-party malware detection methods to scan backup data and get information about suspicious activity or infected objects.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRObjectRestorePoint	Returns restore points created by jobs.
Set-VBRObjectRestorePointStatus	Modifies the malware state of restore points.
Get-VBRMalwareDetectionObject	Returns machines affected by malware.
Set-VBRMalwareDetectionObjectAsClean	Sets clean status for machines and hosts detected with malware.
Get-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions	Returns malware detection settings.
Set-VBRMalwareDetectionOptions	Modifies malware detection settings.
Export-VBRMalwareDetectionExtensionList	Exports a list of suspicious files extensions to a certain file.
Import-VBRMalwareDetectionExtensionList	Imports a list of suspicious files extensions from a certain file.
Add-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion	Adds machines to a malware exclusions list.
Get-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion	Returns a list of machines added to malware exclusions.
Set-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion	Modifies notes for a list of machines added to malware exclusions.
Remove-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion	Removes machines from a malware exclusions list.
Get-VBRMalwareDetectionEvent	Returns malware detection events for machines.
Get-VBRYARARule	Returns YARA rules.
Get-VBRBackupObject	Returns backups of VMs.
Start-VBRScanbackup	Starts a scan of backups with antivirus or YARA scan.

Security & Compliance Analyzer

In this version, you can run the Start-VBRSecurityComplianceAnalyzer cmdlet to perform a security check of your backup server configuration.

Data Encryption

In this version, you can run the New-VBRDecryptionSet cmdet to define security settings, manage encryption keys and decrypt data encrypted with the KMS server.

Configuring Veeam Backup & Replication

Working with KMS Servers

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to work with KMS servers.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRKMSServer	Adds KMS servers to the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
Get-VBRKMSServer	Returns KMS servers added to the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
Set-VBRKMSServer	Modifies settings of KMS servers.
Remove-VBRKMSServer	Removes KMS servers from the Veeam Backup & Replication console.

Specifying Syslog Server Settings

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to work with external syslog server.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRSyslogServer	Adds a syslog server to Veeam Backup & Replication.
Set-VBRSyslogServer	Modifies syslog server settings.
Get-VBRSyslogServer	Returns syslog server settings.
Remove-VBRSyslogServer	Removes a syslog server.

Configuring Global VM Exclusions

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to configure global VM exclusions.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRVMExclusion	Adds VMs to global VM exclusions.
Get-VBRVMExclusion	Returns a list of global VM exclusions.
Set-VBRVMExclusion	Modifies a global VM exclusion.
Remove-VBRVMExclusion	Removes global VM exclusions.

Backup Infrastructure Components

Object Storage Repositories

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to perform the following operations:

To work with S3 compatible object storage with data archiving.
To roll back checkpoints located in object storage repositories to the previous state.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRS3GlacierCompatibleRepository	Adds S3 compatible object storage with data archiving to the backup infrastructure.
Set-VBRS3GlacierCompatibleRepository	Modifies settings for Amazon S3 Glacier archive storage added as a backup repository.
Sync-VBRObjectStorageRepositoryEntityState	Rolls back checkpoints located in object storage repositories to the previous state.

Scale-Out Backup Repository

In this version, you can run new cmdlets to get backups and restore points stored in archive extents and capacity extents of scale-out backup repositories. Also, you can remove them from scale-out backup repositories using the Remove-VBRBackup cmdlet.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Get-VBRSOBRObjectStorageBackup	Returns backups available in archive extents and capacity extents of scale-out backup repositories.
Get-VBRSOBRObjectStorageRestorePoint	Returns restore points stored in archive extents and capacity extents of a scale-out backup repository.

Continuous Data Protection (CDP)

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to run restore sessions of guest OS files from a CDP replica.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Start-VBRCDPWindowsFileRestore	Starts Microsoft Windows guest OS file restore session for a CDP replica.
Start-VBRCDPLinuxFileRestore	Starts a restore session of Linux-based or Unix-based guest OS files from a CDP replica.
New-VBRFileRestoreLinuxHelperApplianceOptions	Defines configuration settings for a temporary helper appliance.

Backup

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to manage background retention for backups.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention	Enables previously disabled background retention for backups.
Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention	Disables background retention for backups.

SureBackup

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to perform actions with SureBackup jobs that run in the backup content scan verification mode.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRSureBackupContentScanJob	Creates a SureBackup job that run in the backup content scan verification mode.
Set-VBRSureBackupContentScanJob	Modifies settings of a SureBackup job that run in the backup content scan verification mode.

Unstructured Data Backup

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to back up and restore unstructured data. You can use these cmdlets to perform the following actions:

Add and manage file shares and object storage as a source of unstructured data.
Back up content of various file shares and object storage repositories.
Perform various restore operations of backed-up content.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRAmazonS3Server	Adds Amazon S3 storage as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Set-VBRAmazonS3Server	Modifies settings of Amazon S3 storage added as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Add-VBRAzureBlobServer	Adds Microsoft Azure Blob storage as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Set-VBRAzureBlobServer	Modifies settings of Microsoft Azure Blob storage as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Add-VBRS3CompatibleServer	Adds S3 compatible object storage as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Set-VBRS3CompatibleServer	Modifies settings of Amazon S3 storage added as unstructured data source to the inventory.
Get-VBRUnstructuredServer	Returns unstructured data sources added to the inventory.
Remove-VBRUnstructuredServer	Removes unstructured data sources from the inventory.
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath	Updates the data source for file backups and object storage backups.
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupJob	Returns file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupCopyJob	Returns file backup copy jobs and object storage backup jobs.
New-VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions	Defines version-based retention policy settings for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
Set-VBRUnstructuredBackupVersionRetentionOptions	Modifies version-based retention policy settings for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
New-VBRUnstructuredBackupArchivalOptions	Defines a scope of file versions to keep on an archive repository for file backup job or object storage backup job.
Set-VBRUnstructuredBackupArchivalOptions	Modifies settings of secondary backup repositories.
New-VBRUnstructuredBackupSecondaryTarget	Creates secondary backup repositories for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
Set-VBRUnstructuredBackupSecondaryTarget	Modifies settings of secondary backup repositories.
Remove-VBRUnstructuredBackupJob	Removes file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs from the backup infrastructure.
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupSession	Returns backup sessions for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession	Returns tasks for file share and object storage backup sessions.
New-VBRObjectStorageBackupContainerPathMask	Defines an exclusion mask for objects in object storage.
New-VBRObjectStorageBackupServerPathMask	Defines an exclusion mask for prefixes in object storage.
New-VBRObjectStorageBackupTagMask	Defines a tag mask for objects and prefixes in object storage.

Universal Storage API Integrated Systems

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to work with archived snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Get-StoragePluginArchivedSnapshot	Returns archived snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.
Publish-StoragePluginArchivedSnapshot	Retrieves and restores an archived snapshot.
Remove-StoragePluginArchivedSnapshot	Removes archived snapshots of Universal Storage API integrated systems.

Veeam Cloud Connect

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to refresh information on the backup and replication resources by a cloud tenant.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Sync-VBRCloudTenantResource	Refreshes information about current usage of backup resources by a cloud tenant.
Sync-VBRCloudTenantReplicationResources	Refreshes information about current usage of the replication resources by a cloud tenant.

Tape Devices Support

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to work with object to tape jobs and restore data from tapes.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Add-VBRObjectToTapeJob	Creates an object to tape job.
Set-VBRObjectToTapeJob	Modifies an object to tape job.
Start-VBRTapeObjectStorageRestore	Starts the restore of objects from tape.

Veeam Agent Management

In this version, you can use new cmdlets to work with the Veeam Deployer Service certificates for Linux machines.

New Features New Cmdlets

Cmdlet	Operation
Generate-VBRBackupServerDeployerKit	Generates the Veeam Deployer Service certificate and installation packages for Linux machines.
Get-VBRBackupServerDeployerCertificate	Exports Veeam Deployer Service certificates to the specified location for Linux machines.
Remove-VBRBackupServerDeployerCertificate	Removes Veeam Deployer Service certificates from the Veeam Backup & Replication database.