Short Description
Starts existing jobs.
Applies to
Platform: VMware, Hyper-V
Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
Syntax
Start-VBRJob [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> [-FullBackup] [-RetryBackup] [-StartChainedJobs] [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet allows you to start a created or stopped job. You can start the following types of jobs:
- Backup jobs
- Replication jobs
- Copy jobs
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Run Start-VSBJob to start a SureBackup job. |
This cmdlet allows you to perform the following actions with the jobs:
- Start a job for an ordinary run
- Force a full backup
- Set the job to restart in case it failed
When you create a job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule. Run Set-VBRJobSchedule to schedule the job to run automatically.
Run Stop-VBRJob to stop a running job.
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Required | Position | Accept | Accept |
Job | Specifies the array of jobs you want to start. | True | 1 | True (ByValue, | False |
FullBackup | Indicates that the job will create an active full backup. | False | Named | False | False |
RetryBackup | Indicates that the job will restart the job if it fails. | False | Named | False | False |
StartChainedJobs | Indicates that the job will start the jobs that are scheduled to run after this job. | False | Named | False | False |
RunAsync | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. | False | Named | 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 start a job.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run Get-VBRJob to get the job. Save the result to the $copyjob variable.
- Run Start-VBRJob with the $copyjob variable.
PS C:\PS> $copyjob = Get-VBRJob -Name "WebApplications Server Backup" PS C:\PS> Start-VBRJob -Job $copyjob |
Example 2
This example shows how to start a vCloud backup job right after the job is created.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run Find-VBRvCloudEntity to get the list of vCloud Director entities. Save the result to the $cloudserver variable.
- Run Add-VBRvCloudJob to create a vCloud backup job with the $cloudserver variable. Save the result to the $cloudjob variable.
- Run Start-VBRJob with the $cloudjob variables. Use the RunAsync parameter to run the process on the background.
PS C:\PS> $cloudserver = Find-VBRvCloudEntity -Name "vCloudServer" PS C:\PS> $cloudjob = Add-VBRvCloudJob -Entity $vCloudServer -Name "vCloudServerBackup" PS C:\PS> Start-VBRJob -Job $cloudjob -RunAsync |
Example 3
This example shows how to start a job.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run Get-VBRJob to get the job. Save the result to the $backupjob variable.
- Run Start-VBRJob with the $backupjob variable. Use the FullBackup parameter to create an active full backup.
PS C:\PS> $backupjob = Get-VBRJob -Name "WebApplications Server Backup" PS C:\PS> Start-VBRJob -Job $backupjob -FullBackup |
Example 4
This example shows how to restart a failed job.The process runs on the background and the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.
You will need to perform the following steps:
- Run Get-VBRJob to get the failed job. Save the result to the $job variable.
- Run Start-VBRJob with the $job variable. Use RunAsync to run the process on the background.
PS C:\PS> $job = Get-VBRJob -Name "My Backup" PS C:\PS> Start-VBRJob -Job $job -RetryBackup -RunAsync |
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