Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention

Short Description

Enables previously disabled background retention for backups.

Applies to

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention  [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet enables the disabled background retention for backups. Enabled background retention is launched every 24 hours at 00:30.

Run the Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention cmdlet to disable background retention policy.

The Enable-VBRIndependentRetention cmdlet is an alias for the Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention cmdlet.

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

None.

Examples

Enabling Background Retention for Backups

This command enables background retention for backups.

Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention

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