Get-VBORestorePoint

Short Description

Returns restore points.

Syntax

This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:

Get restore points created by a specific backup job.

Get-VBORestorePoint -Job <VBOJob> [-Repository <VBORepository>] [-Latest] [<CommonParameters>]

Get restore points for a specific Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 organization or backup repository.

Get-VBORestorePoint [-Organization <VBOOrganization>] [-Repository <VBORepository>] [-IsLongTermCopy] [-IsCopy] [-IsRetrieved] [-Latest] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet returns restore points stored in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Once you get restore points, you can do the following:

Start restore sessions to explore and restore backed-up Microsoft Exchange objects, SharePoint items, OneDrive items, and Microsoft Teams objects using the following cmdlets:

Create and start a retrieval job to retrieve data from backup copies created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 in object storage repository. For more information, see Start-VBODataRetrieval.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Organization	Specifies a Microsoft organization. The cmdlet will return restore points created for this organization.	Accepts the VBOOrganization object. To get this object, run the Get-VBOOrganization cmdlet.	False	Named	True (ByValue)
Repository	Specifies a backup repository. The cmdlet will return restore points created for this backup repository.	Accepts the VBORepository object. To get this object, run the Get-VBORepository cmdlet.	False	Named	False
IsLongTermCopy	Defines that the cmdlet will return restore points created by backup copy jobs in the following object storage repositories: Azure Blob Storage Archive access tier all Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
IsCopy	Defines that the cmdlet will return restore points created by backup copy jobs in all object storage repositories. Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
IsRetrieved	Defines that the cmdlet will return restore points created by a retrieval job. Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Latest	Defines that the cmdlet will return only the latest restore point. Default: False	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
Job	Specifies a backup job. The cmdlet will return restore points created by this backup job.	Accepts the VBOJob object. To get this object, run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet.	True	Named	True (ByValue)

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns an array of restore points created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

Examples

Get-VBORestorePoint Example 1. Getting All Restore Points

This command returns restore points created by all backup jobs in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

Get-VBORestorePoint

Get-VBORestorePoint Example 2. Getting Restore Points for Specific Backup Job

This example shows how to get restore points created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 for a specific backup job.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Backup: Sales Mailbox"

Get-VBORestorePoint -Job $job

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet with the Name parameter to get the backup job for which you want to get restore points. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value.

Get-VBORestorePoint Example 3. Getting Restore Points for Specific Organization

This example shows how to get restore points created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 for a specific organization.

$org = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "ABC"

Get-VBORestorePoint -Organization $org

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBOOrganization cmdlet with the Name parameter to get the organization with the name ABC. Save the result to the $org variable.
Run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet. Set the $org variable as the Organization parameter value.

Get-VBORestorePoint Example 4. Starting Exchange Items Restore Session

This example shows how to start a restore session to explore backed-up Microsoft Exchange objects for the first restore point of a specific backup job.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Backup: Sales Mailbox"

$restorepoint = (Get-VBORestorePoint -Job $job | Sort -Property BackupTime)

Start-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[0]

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet with the Name parameter to get the backup job for which you want to start a restore session. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet to get an array of restore points automatically sorted descending by BackupTime. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Save the result to the $restorepoint variable.
Run the Start-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Set the $restorepoint variable as the RestorePoint parameter value.

Get-VBORestorePoint Example 5. Getting Restore Points for Azure Blob Storage Archive

This example shows how to get restore points created by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 for Azure Blob Storage Archive.

$archiverepo = Get-VBORepository -Name "Azure Blob Storage Archive" -LongTerm

Get-VBORestorePoint -Repository $archiverepo -IsLongTermCopy

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBORepository cmdlet with the Name parameter. Provide the LongTerm parameter. Save the result to the $archiverepo variable.
Run the Get-VBORestorePoint cmdlet. Set the $archiverepo variable as the Repository parameter value. Provide the IsLongTermCopy parameter.

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