Remove-VBOBackupItem

Short Description

Removes an object from a backup job.

Syntax

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job <VBOJob> -BackupItem <VBOBackupItem[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes an object from a backup job.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Job

Specifies a backup job. The cmdlet will remove an object from this backup job.

Accepts the VBOJob object.

To get this object, run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet.

True

Named

False

BackupItem

Specifies an array of objects. The cmdlet will remove these objects from the specified backup job.

Accepts the VBOBackupItem[] object.

To get this object, run the Get-VBOBackupItem cmdlet.

True

Named

False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

None.

Examples

Remove-VBOBackupItemExample 1. Removing Backup Item by Name

This example shows how to remove a Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SharePoint object from the scope of the TestJob backup job even if this object is no longer available in Microsoft organization.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"

$item = Get-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -Name "ObjectToRemove"

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $item

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
  2. Run the Get-VBOBackupItem cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value and specify the Name parameter value to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the $item variable.
  3. Run the Remove-VBOBackupItem cmdlet with the $job and $item variables to remove the selected object from the specified backup job.

Remove-VBOBackupItemExample 2. Removing User Backup Item

This example shows how to remove an organization user UserAlpha backup item from the TestJob backup job.

$org = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "ABC Company"

$user = Get-VBOOrganizationUser -Organization $org -DisplayName "UserAlpha"

$backupItemUser = New-VBOBackupItem -User $user -Mailbox:$True -ArchiveMailbox:$false -OneDrive:$false

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $backupItemUser

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBOOrganization cmdlet to get an organization. Save the result to the $org variable.
  2. Run the Get-VBOOrganizationUser cmdlet to get an organization user. Save the result to the $user variable.
  3. Run the New-VBOBackupItem cmdlet to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the $backupItemUser variable.
  4. Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet to select the backup job for modification. Save the result to the $job variable.
  5. Run the Remove-VBOBackupItem cmdlet with the $job and $backupItemUser variables to remove the selected user from the specified backup job.

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