Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions

Short Description

Modifies retention policy for file versions.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions -Options <VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions> [-ArchivalType <VBRNASBackupArchivalType> {All | InclusionMask | ExclusionMask}] [-InclusionMask <string[]>] [-ExclusionMask <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies settings of retention policy for file versions that are kept on the long-term repository. To modify settings, you need to specify new values for the necessary parameters. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Options	Specifies the retention policy for file versions. The cmdlet will modify the settings of this policy.	VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions	True	Named	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
ArchivalType	Specifies the filter settings for file versions that must be kept on the long-term repository. You can specify either of the following filter settings: All: use this option if you want to keep all types of file versions on the long-term repository. InclusionMask: use this option if you want to keep only file versions with specific extensions on the long-term repository. Use the InclusionMask parameter to specify these extensions. ExclusionMask: use this option if you do not want to keep file versions with specific extensions on the long-term repository. Use the ExclusionMask parameter to specify these extensions.	VBRNASBackupArchivalType	False	Named	False
InclusionMask	For the ArchivalType parameter with the InclusionMask value. Specifies a file mask for files and folders that you want to add to the file backup job. The cmdlet will back up only these files and folders.	String[]	False	Named	False
ExclusionMask	For the ArchivalType parameter with the ExclusionMask value. Specifies a file mask for files and folders that you do not want to add to the file backup job.	String[]	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions object that contains settings of files and folders that will be added to the file backup job.

Example

This example shows how to modify filter settings of the retention policy for deleted file versions. The retention policy will have the following settings:

The long-term repository will keep .DOCX and .PDF file extensions.
The long-term repository will not keep .EXE and .JPEG file extensions.

$archiveoptions = New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions -ArchivalType ExclusionMask -ExclusionMask ('*.jpeg', '*.exe')

Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions -Options $archiveoptions -ArchivalType InclusionMask -InclusionMask ('*.docx', '*.pdf')

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions cmdlet. Specify the ExclusionMask parameter value. Save the result to the $archiveoptions variable.
Run the Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $archiveoptions variable as the Options parameter value.
Set the InclusionMask as the ArchivalType parameter value.
Specify the InclusionMask parameter value.

Related Commands

New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions