Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob

Short Description

Modifies the configuration backup job.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob [-Enable] [-Repository <CBackupRepository>] [-ScheduleOptions <VBRConfigurationBackupScheduleOptions>] [-RestorePointsToKeep <int>] [-EnableEncryption] [-EncryptionKey <VBREncryptionKey>] [-NotificationOptions <VBRNotificationOptions>] [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies settings of the configuration backup job.

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
Enable	Defines that the job will run automatically on schedule. If set to $False, you will need to run the job manually. Default: True. Note: To disable the configuration job schedule, specify the $false value for the Enable parameter.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Repository	Specifies the backup repository where you want to store the configuration backups. You cannot specify a cloud repository that is created on base of scale-out backup repository.	Accepts the CBackupRepository object or string (repository name). To get this object, run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet.	False	Named	False
ScheduleOptions	Specifies the schedule for the configuration backup job.	Accepts the VBRConfigurationBackupScheduleOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRConfigurationBackupScheduleOptions cmdlet.	False	Named	False
RestorePointsToKeep	Specifies the number of restore points you want to keep on disk. You can set 1 to 255.	Int32	False	Named	False
EnableEncryption	If set to true, the configuration backup will be encrypted. Use the EncryptionKey parameter to specify the encryption key. Note: if you have created at least one password in the Password Manager on the backup server, you must enable encryption for the configuration backup.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
EncryptionKey	Used to set the encryption key for the EnableEncryption parameter. Specifies the encryption key you want to use to encrypt the data.	Accepts the VBREncryptionKey object. To get this object, run the Get-VBREncryptionKey cmdlet.	False	Named	False
NotificationOptions	Specifies email notification options for the configuration backup job.	Accepts the VBRNotificationOptions object. Run the New-VBRNotificationOptions cmdlet to create this object.	False	Named	False
PassThru	Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows PowerShell console.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

VBRConfigurationBackupJob

Examples

Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob Example 1. Disabling Configuration Backup Job

This command disables the configuration backup job.

Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob -Enable:$False

Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob Example 2. Modifying Configuration Backup Schedule and Enabling Encryption

This command modifies the configuration backup schedule and enables encryption. The job is set to run at 00:00 every Saturday.

$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -Period "05:00" -DayOfWeek Saturday

$dailyschedule = New-VBRConfigurationBackupScheduleOptions -Type Daily -DailyOptions $daily

$encryptionkey = Get-VBREncryptionKey -Description "veeam encryption"

Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob -ScheduleOptions $dailyschedule -EnableEncryption -EncryptionKey $encryptionkey

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRDailyOptions cmdlet. Specify the Period and the DayOfWeek parameter values. Save the result to the $daily variable.
Run the New-VBRConfigurationBackupScheduleOptions cmdlet. Set the Daily option for the Type parameter. Set the $daily variable as the DailyOptions parameter value. Save the result to the $dailyschedule variable.
Run the Get-VBREncryptionKey cmdlet. Specify the Description parameter value. Save it to the $encryptionkey variable.
Run the Set-VBRConfigurationBackupJob cmdlet. Set the $dailyschedule variable as the ScheduleOptions parameter value. Provide the EnableEncryption parameter. Set the $encryptionkey variable as the EncryptionKey parameter value.

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