Move-VBRBackup

Short Description

Moves all backups of a job to another repository or specific workloads and their backups to another job.

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

Backup (Default)

Move-VBRBackup -Backup <CBackup> -Repository <CBackupRepository> [-RunAsync] [-Force]

[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
TruePerVm

Move-VBRBackup -Backup <CBackup> -Name <String[]> -Job <CBackupJob> [-RunAsync] [-Force]

[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves backups to another repository or to another job. For more information on the move operation and its considerations, see the Moving Backups section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.

When you move backups to another repository, the cmdlet reconfigures the job to target to the new location. When you move workload and their backups to another job, backups are moved to the repository which the specified job is targeted to.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Backup	Specifies backups that will be moved. Accepts the `CBackup` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRBackup` cmdlet.	`CBackup`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Force	Defines that the cmdlet will move backups without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
Job	Specifies the job to which you want to move workloads and their backups. Note: This parameter applies only if backups are true per-machine (with metadata for each workload). This parameter is required if the `Name` parameter is set. Accepts the `CBackupJob` object. To create this object, run the `Get-VBRJob` cmdlet.	`CBackupJob`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Name	Specifies an array of names of the workloads that you want to move. Note: This parameter applies only if backups are true per-machine (with metadata for each workload). This parameter is required if the `Job` parameter is set.	`String[]`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Repository	Specifies the repository to which backups will be moved. Accepts the `CBackupRepository` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRBackupRepository` cmdlet.	`CBackupRepository`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
RunAsync	Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command. Note: Microsoft PowerShell enables the `Confirm` parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to `$false`. That is, `Confirm:$false`.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	`SwitchParameter`	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 VBRMoveBackupSession object that contains settings of the move session.

Examples

Moving Backups

This example shows how to move all backups to another repository.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup

$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository

Move-VBRBackup -Backup $backup -Repository $repository

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRBackupRepository cmdlet. Save the result to the $repository variable.
Run the Move-VBRBackup cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value. Set the $repository variable as the Repository parameter value.