Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions

Short Description

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

Applies to

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

Syntax

Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -Options <VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions> [-RetentionPeriod <Int32>] [-SelectedDay <DayOfWeek>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies settings of a weekly 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 parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Options	Specifies a weekly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs. The cmdlet will modify this policy.	Accepts the VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions object. To create this object, run the New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions cmdlet.	True	Named	True
RetentionPeriod	Specifies the number of weeks to keep weekly full backups.	Int32	False	Named	False
SelectedDay	Specifies a day of week when a weekly backup is created. You can specify either of the following day of a week: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday	DayOfWeek	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Options

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

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

True

Named

True

RetentionPeriod

Specifies the number of weeks to keep weekly full backups.

Int32

False

Named

False

SelectedDay

Specifies a day of week when a weekly backup is created. You can specify either of the following day of a week:

Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

DayOfWeek

False

Named

False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions object that contains settings of a weekly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Examples

Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions Example 1. Modifying Number of Weeks for GFS Retention Policy

This example shows how to modify a number of weeks to keep weekly backups. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep weekly backups for 5 days.

$options = New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -RetentionPeriod 3 -SelectedDay Wednesday

Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -Options $options -RetentionPeriod 5

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions cmdlet. Specify the RetentionPeriod and the SelectedDay parameter values. Save the result to the $options variable.
Run the Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions cmdlet. Set the $options variable as the Options parameter value. Specify the RetentionPeriod parameter value.

Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions Example 2. Modifying Day When Backup is Created

This example shows how to modify a day of a week when a weekly backup is created. Veeam Backup & Replication will create weekly backups on Tuesday.

$options = New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -RetentionPeriod 3 -SelectedDay Wednesday

Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -Options $options -SelectedDay Tuesday

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions cmdlet. Specify the RetentionPeriod and the SelectedDay parameter values. Save the result to the $options variable.
Run the Set-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions cmdlet. Set the $options variable as the Options parameter value. Set the Tuesday option for the SelectedDay parameter.

Related Commands

New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions