Start-VBRViReplicaFailover

Short Description

Fails over corrupted VMware VMs to their replicas.

Applies to

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Perform failover.

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint <COib> [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-PowerOn] [-ReIp] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Perform permanent failover.

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint <COib> [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-Definite] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Perform planned failover.

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint <COib> [-Reason <string>] [-RunAsync] [-Planned] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet fails over a corrupted VMware VM to its successfully created replica.

Run the Start-VBRViReplicaFailback cmdlet to fail back to the original VM.

Run the Stop-VBRReplicaFailover cmdlet to undo failover.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
RestorePoint	Specifies the replica restore point to which you want to fail over.	Accepts the COib object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)
Reason	Specifies the reason for performing a failover.	String	False	Named	False
RunAsync	Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
PowerOn	Defines that the cmdlet will power on replica VM after the failover. Otherwise, you will need to power on the replica VM manually.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
ReIp	Defines that the replica will use the re-IP rules that are set in the replication job. Note: Do not enable the re-IP if the re-IP rules are not configured in the replication job.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Definite	Defines that the failover is permanent.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Planned	Defines that the failover is planned. Default: The planned failover option is enabled.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Specifies whether the cmdlet writes a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

None.

Examples

Example 1. Performing Failover to VM Replica

This example shows how to perform failover to the WebServer VM replica.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3] -Reason "Data recovery" -RunAsync

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Start-VBRViReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Consider that the array numbering starts with 0. In our example, the fourth restore point is used.

Specify the Reason parameter value.
Provide the RunAsync parameter.

Example 2. Performing Failover to Latest Restore Point [Using Pipeline]

This command fails over to the latest restore point of the WebServer VM replica.

Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer" | Sort-Object $_.creationtime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 | Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -Reason "Configuration recovery" -RunAsync

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Sort-Object cmdlet. Set the .creationtime property for the $_ variable. Provide the Descending parameter.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Select-Object cmdlet. Set the 1 number as the First parameter value.
Pipe the cmdlet output to the Start-VBRViReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the Reason parameter value. Provide the RunAsync parameter.

Example 3. Performing Planned Failover to VM Replica

This example shows how to perform planned failover of the WebServer VM.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3] -Reason "Tsunami forecast" -Planned

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run the Start-VBRViReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Consider that the array numbering starts with 0. In our example, the fourth restore point is used.

Specify the Reason parameter value.
Provide the Planned parameter.

Example 4. Performing Permanent Failover

This example shows how to perform permanent failover of the WebServer VM.

$restorepoint = Get-VBRRestorePoint -Name "WebServer"

Start-VBRViReplicaFailover -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3] -Reason "Configuration recovery" -RunAsync -Definite

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.

Run the Start-VBRViReplicaFailover cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

The Get-VBRRestorePoint cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Consider that the array numbering starts with 0. In our example, the fourth restore point is used.

Specify the Reason parameter value.

Provide the RunAsync parameter.

Provide the Definite parameter.

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