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Remove-VBRRestorePoint

Short Description

Removes individual VMs from backup or replicas.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Remove-VBRRestorePoint [-Oib] <COib[]> [-Name <string[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes backup of a selected VMs or replica.

The backup is removed from disk. If you remove a replica, the replicated VM is removed from infrastructure.

If you need to remove replicated VM, run Remove-VBRReplica.

Remove-VBRRestorePoint Important!

This cmdlet removes all restore points of the selected VMs or replicas. You should run removal procedures carefully considering the subsequent backup jobs that may fail to produce valid backup.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
COib	Specifies the array of VM restore points. The cmdlet will use these restore point to locate the VMs and remove the backups of these VMs.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Name	This parameter is legacy and not supported.	False	Named	False	True
WhatIf	Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	False	Named	False	False
Confirm	Specifies whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example

This command removes backup of VM named "Webserver03".

Run Get-VBRBackup to get the backup containing this VM. Save it to the $backup variable.
Run Get-VBRRestorePoint to get the Webserver03. Save it to the $vm variable.
Run Remove-VBRRestorePoint with the $vm variable.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Webservers Backup Job"

$vm = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Backup $backup -Name "Webserver03"

Remove-VBRRestorePoint -Oib $vm

Related Commands

Get-VBRRestorePoint