Set-VBRBackupRepository

Repository

Specifies the backup repository you want to modify.

Accepts the CBackupRepository object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

Name

Specifies the name you want to assign to the backup repository.

String

False

Named

False

Description

Specifies a description of the backup repository.

String

False

Named

False

Server

Specifies an array of hosts where the backup repositories are located. The cmdlet will set this host as a backup repository.

Default: This server.

Note: You can not set a new backup repository for the following types of hosts that have been added as backup repositories:

• WinLocal
• LinuxLocal

Accepts the CHost[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.

False

Named

False

AutoSelectGateway

Enables automatic selection of gateway servers.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

ImmutabilityPeriod

For the immutability option.

Defines a number of days within which Veeam Backup & Replication will not delete blocks of data from the backup repository.

Default: 30 days.

Int32

False

Named

False

EnableBackupImmutability

Enables the immutability option for a backup repository.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

NFSRepositoryEncoding

Specifies encoding for NFS share. You can specify either of the following values:

• utf
• ansi

VBRNASEncoding

False

Named

False

Force

Defines that the cmdlet will a backup repository without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

MountFolder

Specifies the path to the mount folder. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this folder to mount VM disks  and to keep write cache data.

String

False

Named

False

MountServer

Specifies the mount server associated with the backup repository. You can assign the mount server role to the backup repository itself or to a server that resides close to the backup repository.

Accepts the CHost object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRServer cmdlet.

False

Named

False

RotatedDrive

Defines that the repository you want to add is a rotated drive (removable media).

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

RotatedDriveCleanupMode

Defines how Veeam Backup & Replication behaves when a drive is swapped:

• ContinueBackupChain: use this option to continue the backup chain.
• ClearBackupFolder: use this option to delete all backups created by a job.
• ClearRepositoryFolder: use this option to delete all backups stored in the repository folder (for example, C:\Backups\). Note that Veeam Backup & Replication will delete all backups, even backups created by other jobs.

Default: ContinueBackupChain.

VBRRotatedDriveCleanupMode

False

Named

False

EnableVPowerNFS

Enables the repository to be accessible by the vPower NFS service.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

VPowerNFSPort

Specifies the port number of the vPower NFS Service. Veeam Backup & Replication will set up a direct connection between the backup repository and ESXi to which the vPower NFS datastore is mounted.

Default: 2049.

Int32

False

Named

False

MountPort

Specifies the port number of the mount server.

Default: 1058.

Int32

False

Named

False

RequireAccessCreds

Defines that the administrator credentials are needed to access the shared folder. Use the Credentials parameter to specify the credentials.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

Credentials

Specifies credentials you want to use for authenticating with the backup repository host.

Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.

False

Named

False

LimitConcurrentJobs

Defines that the number of concurrent jobs using this repository must be limited. Use the MaxConcurrentJobs parameter to set the maximum value.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

MaxConcurrentJobs

Used for setting maximum value for the LimitConcurrentJobs parameter.

Specifies the maximum allowed number of concurrent tasks for the backup repository.

Permitted values: 1 to 128.

Int32

False

Named

False

LimitDatarate

Defines that the total speed of writing data to the backup repository disk must be restricted. Use the DataRateLimit parameter to set the maximum value.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

DataRateLimit

Used for setting combined data ingestion rate for the LimitDatarate parameter.

Specifies the combined data ingestion rate for the repository.

Permitted value: 1 to 1024 (MByte/s).

Int32

False

Named

False

AlignDataBlocks

Defines that the backup blocks size will be aligned by a 4Kb block boundary. Data alignment provides better deduplication on storage systems with fixed block size.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

DecompressDataBlocks

Defines that the backup data blocks must be decompressed before storing to the repository.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

UsePerVMFile

Defines that the backup repository must create per-VM backup files.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

DDBoostEncryptionType

Specifies the native Dell Data Domain encryption level:

• High
• Medium
• None

VBRDDBoostEncryptionType

False

Named

False

AffinityMode

Specifies what proxy affinity rules are set up for the backup repository:

• Auto — use this option if you want all backup proxies in the backup infrastructure to work with the backup repository.
• Manual — use this option if you want backup proxies from the AffinityProxy list to work with the backup repository.

To configure proxy affinity settings, you must install Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise or higher license on the backup server.

Default: Auto.

VBRProxyAffinityMode

False

Named

False

AffinityProxy

Specifies the list of backup proxies that can work with the backup repository. Entries in the proxy affinity list are separated with a comma.

To configure proxy affinity settings, you must install Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise or higher license on the backup server.

Accepts the CViProxy[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRViProxy cmdlet.

False

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

EnableXFSFastClone

Enables the Fast Clone technology for the backup repository.

Default: False.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False