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Start-VSBJob

Short Description

Starts a created SureBackup job.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Start-VSBJob [-Job] <CSbJob[]> [-RunAsync] [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to start a created SureBackup job.

When you create a job, you need to run it manually unless you enable a job schedule. Run Set-VSBJobSchedule to schedule the SureBackup job to run automatically.

Run Stop-VSBJob to stop a running SureBackup job.

Run Start-VBRJob to start a backup, replication or copy job.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input	Accept Wildcard Characters
Job	Specifies the array of the SureBackup jobs. The cmdlet will start these jobs.	True	1	True (ByValue, ByProperty Name)	False
RunAsync	Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	False	Named	False	False

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

Example 1

This command starts the SureBackup jobs named "SharePoint SureJob 01" and "SharePoint SureJob 02". The jobs are obtained with Get-VSBJob and piped down.

Get-VSBJob -Name "SharePoint SureJob 01", "SharePoint SureJob 02" | Start-VSBJob

Example 2

This command starts the SureBackup job represented by the $SureJob variable. The job object is obtained with Get-VSBJob and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Start-VSBJob -Job $SureJob

Related Commands

Get-VSBJob