Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions

Short Description

Modifies the target location for Veeam Agent backup policies.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

  • Store backups in the following locations:
  • on a removable storage device attached to the protected computer.
  • on a local drive of the protected computer.

Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -Options <VBRComputerDestinationOptions> -LocalPath <string>  [<CommonParameters>]

  • Store backups in a network shared folder.

Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -Options <VBRComputerDestinationOptions> [-NetworkFolderPath <string>] [-TargetShareType <VBRDestinationTargetShareType> {Smb | Nfs}] [-UseNetworkCredentials] [-NetworkCredentials <CCredentials>]  [<CommonParameters>]

  • Store backups in a backup repository managed by the Veeam backup server.

Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -Options <VBRComputerDestinationOptions> [-BackupServerName <string>] [-BackupRepository <CBackupRepository>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies the target location settings for the backup policy that Veeam Agent job applies to the protected computers.

Note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameters values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Options

Specifies the target location settings that you want to modify.

Accepts the VBRComputerDestinationOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRComputerDestinationOptions cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByValue)

LocalPath

Use this parameter if you want to keep backups on the following target locations:

  • On a removable storage device attached to a protected computer.
  • On a local drive of a protected computer.

String

True

Named

False

NetworkFolderPath

Use this option if you want to keep backups in a network shared folder.

String

False

Named

False

BackupRepository

Use this option if you want to save a backup on either of the following types of a backup repository:

  • Backup repository managed by the Veeam backup server.
  • Veeam Cloud Connect repository.
    Note: Cloud repositories added from vCD tenant are not supported.

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

True

Named

False

TargetShareType

Specifies the protocol that you will use to keep backups on shared folders.

  • SMB
  • NFS

Note: The NFS protocol type does not work for Windows computers.

VBRDestinationTargetShareType

False

Named

False

UseNetworkCredentials

Defines that the network shared folder requires authentication.

SwitchParameter

False

Named

False

NetworkCredentials

Specifies the credentials which Veeam Agent will use to authenticate to the network shared folder.

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

False

Named

False

BackupServerName

Specifies the DNS name or an external IP address of the Veeam backup server that manages the target backup repository.

Note: You can use only the Veeam backup server where the Veeam Agent backup job is configured.

String

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 VBRComputerDestinationOptions object that contains the target location settings for the backup policy.

Examples

Modifying Target Location Settings for Veeam Agent Backup Policy

This example shows how to modify target location settings for the backup policy that Veeam Agent job applies to the protected computers. The job will save the backups to the backup repository managed by the Veeam backup server.

$job = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob -Name "WinPolicy"

$destination = $job.DestinationOptions

$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository -Name "Repository"

Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -Options $destination -BackupRepository $repository

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRComputerBackupJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
  2. Get the DestinationOptions property of the $job variable. Save the result to the $destination variable.
  3. Run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $repository variable.
  4. Run the Set-VBRComputerDestinationOptions cmdlet. Set the $destination variable as the Options parameter value. Set the $repository variable as the BackupRepository parameter value.

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