Set-VBRJobAdvancedBackupOptions

Job

Specifies the array of jobs. The cmdlet will modify advanced backup options of these jobs.

Accepts the CBackupJob[] object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRJob cmdlet.

True

Named

True (ByProperty
Name, ByValue)

Algorithm

Specifies backup method:

• ReverseIncremental: reverse incremental backup method.
• Incremental: incremental backup method.

• RecoveryPointObjective: not supported.
• Unknown: not supported.

Note: To enable forever forward incremental backup method, disable the TransformFullToSynthetic and EnableFullBackup parameters.

JobAlgorithms

False

Named

False

TransformFullToSynthetic

For incremental backup method.

Defines whether the job will create a full synthetic backup.

Use the TransformToSyntheticDays parameter to set the days to perform the synthetic full backups.

Bool

False

Named

False

TransformToSyntheticScheduleKind

For synthetic full schedule.

Specifies the active full backup schedule type:

• Daily: the job will create a synthetic full on selected days of week. Use the TransformToSyntheticDays parameter to set the days.
• Monthly: the job will create a synthetic full on selected days of month. Use the TransformToSyntheticMonths, SyntheticDayNumberInMonth and SyntheticDayOfMonth parameters to configure the schedule.

EFullBackupScheduleKind

False

Named

False

TransformToSyntheticDays

For synthetic full schedule.

Specifies days when the job will perform the synthetic fulls:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

DayOfWeek[]

False

Named

False

TransformToSyntheticMonths

For synthetic full schedule: monthly.

Specifies months to perform the synthetic full backup:

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

EMonth[]

False

Named

False

SyntheticDayOfWeek

Specifies the day of week to run the backup job:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

Use this parameter to set the day for the SyntheticDayNumberInMonth parameter, for example, to run the job on first Saturday every month.

DayOfWeek

False

Named

False

SyntheticDayOfMonth

For synthetic full schedule: monthly with the SyntheticDayNumberInMonth parameter set to OnDay.

Specifies the day of month to perform an active full backup.

CDayOfMonth

False

Named

False

SyntheticDayNumberInMonth

Specifies the number of day in month (for example, Saturday):

• First: the job will create a synthetic full on the first (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Second: the job will create a synthetic full on the second (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Third: the job will create a synthetic full on the third (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Fourth: the job will create a synthetic full on the fourth (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Last: the job will create a synthetic full on the last (Saturday) of the selected months.
• OnDay: the job will create a synthetic full backup on a specific day of month.
  Use the SyntheticDayOfMonth parameter to specify the day of month.

EDayNumberInMonth

False

Named

False

EnableFullBackup

Defines whether the job will create active full backups.

Use the FullBackupDays, FullBackupScheduleKind, Months, DayNumberInMonth and DayOfWeek parameters to set the full backup schedule.

Bool

False

Named

False

FullBackupDays

For active full schedule: daily.

Specifies days when the job will perform the active full backup:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

DayOfWeek[]

False

Named

False

FullBackupScheduleKind

For active full schedule.

Specifies the active full backup schedule type:

• Daily: the job will create an active full on selected days of week. Use the FullBackupDays parameter to set the days.
• Monthly: the job will create an active full on selected days of month. Use the Months, DayNumberInMonth and DayOfWeek parameters to set the days.

EFullBackupScheduleKind

False

Named

False

Months

For active full schedule: monthly.

Specifies months to perform the full backup:

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

EMonth[]

False

Named

False

DayNumberInMonth

For active full schedule: monthly.

Specifies the number of day in month (for example, Saturday):

• First: the job will create an active full on the first (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Second: the job will create an active full on the second (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Third: the job will create an active full on the third (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Fourth: the job will create an active full on the fourth (Saturday) of the selected months.
• Last: the job will create an active full on the last (Saturday) of the selected months.
• OnDay: the job will create an active full backup on a specific day of month.
  Use the DayOfMonth parameter to specify the day of month.

EDayNumberInMonth

False

Named

False

DayOfMonth

For active full schedule: monthly with the OnDay option.

Specifies the day of month to perform an active full backup.

CDayOfMonth

False

Named

False

DayOfWeek

Sets backup schedule.

Specifies the day of week to run the backup job:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

Use this parameter to set the day for the NumberInMonth parameter,  i.e. to run the job on first Saturday every month.

DayOfWeek[]

False

Named

False