New-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy
Short Description
Creates a GFS retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.
Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License
Syntax
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New-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy [-RestorePoints <Int32>] [-GFSWeeklyBackups <Int32>] [-GFSMonthlyBackups <Int32>] [-GFSQuarterlyBackups <Int32>] [-GFSYearlyBackups <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>] |
Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the VBRGFSRetentionPolicy object. This object contains settings of a GFS retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories. Veeam Backup & Replication will keep the copied restore points on the target backup repository according to this policy.
Parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
Type |
Required |
Position |
Accept Pipeline Input |
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GFSMonthlyBackups |
Specifies the number of monthly backups that you want to keep on the target backup repository. |
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False |
Named |
False |
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GFSQuarterlyBackups |
Specifies the number of quarterly backups that you want to keep on the target backup repository. |
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False |
Named |
False |
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GFSWeeklyBackups |
Specifies the number of weekly backups that you want to keep on the target backup repository. |
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False |
Named |
False |
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GFSYearlyBackups |
Specifies the number of yearly backups that you want to keep on the target backup repository. |
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False |
Named |
False |
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RestorePoints |
Specifies the number of restore points that you want to keep in the backup chain on the target backup repository. |
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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 VBRGFSRetentionPolicy object that contains settings of a GFS retention policy for backup copy jobs.
Examples
Creating GFS Retention Policy for Backup Copy Job
This command creates a GFS retention policy for a backup copy job with the following settings:
- The number of regular backups is set to 2.
- The number of weekly backups is set to 3.
- The number of monthly backups is set to 4.
- The number of quarterly backups is set to 5.
- The number of yearly backups is set to 9.
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New-VBRGFSRetentionPolicy -RestorePoints 2 -GFSWeeklyBackups 3 -GFSMonthlyBackups 4 -GFSQuarterlyBackups 5 -GFSYearlyBackups 9 |