Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention

Short Description

Enables previously disabled background retention for backups.

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-VBRBackgroundRetentionDisables background retention for backups. cmdlet to disable background retention policy.

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

Parameters

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Enabling Background Retention for Backups

This command enables background retention for backups.

Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention

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