Set-VBRScriptProcessingOptions

Short Description

Modifies pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts settings for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Set-VBRScriptProcessingOptions -Options <VBRScriptProcessingOptions> [-Credentials <CCredentials>] [-ProcessingAction <VBRGeneralProcessingAction>] [-ScriptPrefreezeCommand <String>] [-ScriptPostthawCommand <String>] [-ScriptPreJobCommand <String>] [-ScriptPostJobCommand <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts settings for the protected computer OS quiescence.

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
Options	Specifies script processing options that you want to modify.	Accepts the VBRScriptProcessingOptions object. To get this object, run the New-VBRScriptProcessingOptions cmdlet.	True	Named	False
ProcessingAction	Specifies script processing settings. DisableCompletely: use this option if you do not want to run scripts. IgnoreFailures: use this option if you want to continue the backup process even if script errors occur. RequireSuccess: use this option if you want Veeam Backup & Replication to stop the backup process if the script fails. Note: The IgnoreFailures option does not work for Veeam Agent backup jobs that back up Linux computers. Use the RequireSuccess option to enable script execution for these types of jobs.	VBRGeneralProcessingAction	False	Named	False
Credentials	Specifies the user account credentials with local administrator privileges on the VM guest OS. Veeam Backup & Replication will use these credentials to run pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts. By default, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows will use the credentials that you specified for the protection group. Note: This option works for Veeam Agent jobs that back up Windows computers only.	Accepts the CCredentials object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRCredentials cmdlet.	False	Named	False
ScriptPrefreezeCommand	Specifies the path on your backup server to a local folder with the pre-freeze script.	String	False	Named	False
ScriptPostthawCommand	Specifies the path on your backup server to a local folder with the post-thaw script.	String	False	Named	False
ScriptPostJobCommand	Specifies a post-freeze script.	String	False	Named	False
ScriptPreJobCommand	Specifies a post-thaw script.	String	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRScriptProcessingOptions object that contains pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts settings for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Examples

Modifying Script Processing Settings for Veeam Agent Job (Windows)

This example shows how to modify the existing script processing settings for a Veeam Agent job that backs up Windows computers.

$script = New-VBRScriptProcessingOptions -ProcessingAction IgnoreFailures -ScriptPrefreezeCommand "C:\script\pre-script.bat" -ScriptPostthawCommand "C:\script\post-script.bat"

Set-VBRScriptProcessingOptions -Options $script -ProcessingAction RequireSuccess

Perform the following steps:

Run the New-VBRScriptProcessingOptions cmdlet. Set the IgnoreFailures option for the ProcessingAction parameter. Specify the ScriptPrefreezeCommand and ScriptPostthawCommand parameter values. Save the result to the $script variable.
Run the Set-VBRScriptProcessingOptions cmdlet. Set the $script variable as the Options parameter value. Set the RequireSuccess option for the ProcessingAction parameter.

Related Commands

New-VBRScriptProcessingOptions