Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions

Short Description

Modifies settings of a monthly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions -Options <VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions> [-RetentionPeriod <Int32>] [-SelectedWeek <VBRWeekOfMonth>]  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies settings of a monthly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

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 a monthly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs. The cmdlet will modify this policy.

Accepts the VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions cmdlet.

True

Named

True

RetentionPeriod

Specifies the number of months to keep monthly full backups.

Int32

False

Named

False

SelectedWeek

Specifies a week of a month when a monthly backup is created. You can specify either of the following weeks:

  • First - the cmdlet will create the monthly backup in the first week of the month.
  • Last - the cmdlet will create the monthly backup in the last week of the month.

VBRWeekOfMonth

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 VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions object that contains settings of a monthly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Examples

Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptionsExample 1. Modifying Number of Months for GFS Retention Policy

This example shows how to modify a number of months to keep monthly backups. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep monthly backups for 5 months.

$options = New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions -RetentionPeriod 3 -SelectedWeek First

Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions -Options $options -RetentionPeriod 5

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Specify the RetentionPeriod and the SelectedWeek parameters. Save the result to the $options variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Set the $options variable as the Options parameter value. Specify the RetentionPeriod parameter value.

Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptionsExample 2. Modifying Day When Backup is Created

This example shows how to modify a week when a monthly backup is created. Veeam Backup & Replication will create monthly backups on the last week of a month.

$options = New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions -RetentionPeriod 3 -SelectedWeek First

Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions -Options $options -SelectedWeek Last

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Specify the RetentionPeriod and the SelectedWeek parameters. Save the result to the $options variable.
  2. Run the Set-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions cmdlet. Set the $options variable as the Options parameter value. Set the Last option for the SelectedWeek parameter.

Related Commands

New-VBRComputerGFSMonthlyOptions