Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob (obsolete)

Short Description

Creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

Note

This cmdlet is obsolete and only works for creating a simple mode backup copy job. It is recommended to create a new backup job using the Add-VBRBackupCopyJob cmdlet.

Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>] -Backup <VBRAzureComputeBackup[]>

[-Repository <CBackupRepository>] [-RecoveryPointObjective <VBRRecoveryPointObjective>]

[-RetentionPolicy <VBRRetentionPolicy>] [-BackupWindowOptions <VBRBackupWindowOptions>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet creates Azure IaaS backup copy jobs of Azure Virtual Machines that are stored on a Microsoft Azure Blob Storage repository. Azure IaaS backup copy jobs will copy the backups from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage external repositories to target repositories.

Note

The cmdlet creates jobs in a disabled state. Run the Enable-VBRJob cmdlet to enable jobs.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Backup	Specifies an array of Azure backups that you want to copy. Accepts the `VBRAzureComputeBackup[]` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup` cmdlet.	`VBRAzureComputeBackup[]`	True	Named	True (ByValue)
BackupWindowOptions	Specifies the period of time when a backup copy job is allowed to run. Accepts the `VBRBackupWindowOptions` object. To get this object, run the `New-VBRBackupWindowOptions` cmdlet.	`VBRBackupWindowOptions`	False	Named	False
Description	Specifies a description of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this description.	`String`	False	Named	False
Name	Specifies a name of a backup copy job. The cmdlet will create the job with this name.	`String`	False	Named	False
RecoveryPointObjective	Specifies a backup copy interval. The cmdlet will copy new restore points of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs to the target backup repository. Accepts the `VBRRecoveryPointObjective` object. To create this object, run the `New-VBRRecoveryPointObjective` cmdlet.	`VBRRecoveryPointObjective`	False	Named	False
Repository	Specifies a target backup repository. The cmdlet will copy Azure backups to this repository. Accepts the `CBackupRepository` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRBackupRepository` cmdlet.	`CBackupRepository`	False	Named	False
RetentionPolicy	Specifies a number of restore points to keep on a target backup repository. Accepts the `VBRRetentionPolicy` object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets: `New-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy` `New-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy`	`VBRRetentionPolicy`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

The cmdlet returns the VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob object that contains an array of Azure IaaS backup copy jobs.

Examples

Creating Azure Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to create an Azure backup copy job.

$backup = Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup -Name "November report"

Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob -Backup $backup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Add-VBRAzureComputeBackupCopyJob cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value.

Get-VBRAzureComputeBackup