Short Description
Modifies job settings.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Set-VBRJobOptions [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> [-Options] <CJobOptions> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet applies customized settings to a selected job.
Run New-VBRJobOptions to customize the job settings.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Job | Specifies the job you want to edit. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
Options | Specifies the set of parameters you want to apply to the job. | True | 2 | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information about common parameters, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216.
Example 1
This example shows how to define the retention policy for a backup job.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run New-VBRJobOptions to get the object with the default backup job settings. Save the result to the $retention variable.
- Edit the backup storage settings. Use the RetainCycles parameter of the BackupStorageOptions object to specify the number of restore points.
- Run Get-VBRJob to get the job to which you want to apply the retention policy. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run Set-VBRJobOptions with the $job and $retention variables to apply the retention policy.
PS C:\PS> $retention = New-VBRJobOptions -ForBackupJob PS C:\PS> $retention.BackupStorageOptions.RetainCycles = 7 PS C:\PS> $job = Get-VBRJob -Name "ABC Backup" PS C:\PS> Set-VBRJobOptions -Job $job -Options $retention |
Example 2
This command applies custom settings to the backup job named "Backup Job 01". The job object is obtained with Get-VBRJob and piped down. The object containing the set of customized options is obtained with New-VBRJobOptions and assigned to the $options variable beforehand.
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Job 01" | Set-VBRJobOptions -Options $options |
Example 3
This command applies custom settings to the backup job represented by the $job variable. The job object is obtained with Get-VBRJob and assigned to the variable beforehand. The object containing the set of customized options is obtained with New-VBRJobOptions and assigned to the $options variable beforehand.
PS C:\PS> Set-VBRJobOptions -Job $job -Options $options |
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