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Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions

Short Description

Customizes advanced job settings.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions -Job <CBackupJob[]> [-Periodicity <CDomJobScriptCommand+PeriodicityType>] [-Frequency <UInt32>] [-Enabled [<Boolean>]] [-Days <DayOfWeek[]>] [-CommandLine <String>] [-EnablePreScript [<Boolean>]] [-PreJobScript <String>] [-EnableIntegrityChecks [<Boolean>]] [-RetainDays <Int32>] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet sets advanced options for the selected job.

You can set:

Integrity check: Veeam Backup and Replication will check every full backup file for integrity and recovery availability.
Post job activity: you can specify a command you want to run after the job run, i.e. to sent a job result report. You can schedule this command to run i.e. every second job run or on specific days.
Deleted VMs retention period: if a VM included in this job is deleted, its data will be stored for the specified period. When this period ends, the backup files are deleted. The default period is 14 days.

Read more about advanced job settings in Veeam Backup & Replication user guide at http://www.veeam.com/vmware-backup/help-center.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Job	Specifies the array of jobs. The cmdlet will modify advanced options of these jobs.	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
Enable Integrity Checks	Indicates that the job will use the automatic backup integrity check.	False	Named	False	False
RetainDays	Specifies the number of days to keep backup data for deleted VMs. Default: 14 days. NOTE: You cannot enable the retention policy for deleted VMs with Veeam PowerShell. To learn how to do this in Veeam Backup & Replication console, see the Retention Policy for Deleted VMs section in user guide.	False	Named	False	False
Enabled	Indicates that the job will execute a user-defined command after the job. Use the CommandLine parameter to set the command. Schedule the command to run periodically with the Periodicity and Frequency parameters, or on specific days with the Days parameter.	False	Named	False	False
Command Line	Specifies the command you want to execute after the job.	False	Named	False	False
EnablePreScript	Indicates that the job will execute a user script before the job starts. Use the PreJobScript parameter to specify the script.	False	Named	False	False
PreJobScript	Specifies the script you want to run before job.	False	Named	False	False
Periodicity	For command schedule. Specifies the command schedule type: Cycles: the command will be executed in periods set with -Frequency parameter, Days: the command will be executed on the days specified with -Days parameter.	False	Named	False	False
Frequency	For command cycle schedule. Specifies the number of the backup cycles after which the command will be executed (for example, every 3 backup cycle).	False	Named	False	False
Days	For command schedule on days. Specifies the days to run the command: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.	False	Named	False	False

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Example 1

This command edits advanced job settings to backup job named "Backup Job 01":

The integrity check is enabled.
The data retention period is changed to 30 days.

The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down.

Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Job 01" | Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions -EnableIntegrityChecks $True -RetainDays 30

Example 2

This command edits advanced job settings to backup job named "Backup Job 01":

The integrity check is enabled.
The data retention is not set to leave the default settings.
The post job activity is enabled to run the "report.exe" command periodically after every fifth job run.

The job is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down.

Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Job 01" | Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions -EnableIntegrityChecks $True -Enabled $True -CommandLine "report.exe" -Periodicity Cycles -Frequency 5

Related Commands

Get-VBRJob