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Sync-VBRBackupRepository

Short Description

Rescans a selected backup repository.

Applies to

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus

Syntax

Sync-VBRBackupRepository -Repository <CBackupRepository[]> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet allows you to rescan a specified backup repository for details about backups stored on it.

You can perform the repository rescan, for example, in case you have imported or copied backups.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept
Pipeline
Input

Accept
Wildcard
Characters

Repository

Specifies array of backup repositories you want to rescan.

True

Named

True (ByValue,
ByProperty
Name)

False

<CommonParameters>

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 rescans the repository named "Local Repository 01". The needed repository object is obtained with Get-VBRBackupRepository and piped down.

Get-VBRBackupRepository -Name "Local Repository 01" | Sync-VBRBackupRepository

Example 2

This command rescans the repository represented by the $repository variable. The needed repository object is obtained with Get-VBRBackupRepository and assigned to the variable beforehand.

Sync-VBRBackupRepository -Repository $repository

Related Commands

Get-VBRBackupRepository