Remove-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository

Short Description

Removes archive repositories added to the backup infrastructure.

Note

If the four-eyes authorization is enabled, you cannot run this cmdlet. For more information, see the Four-Eyes Authorization section in the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Remove-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository -Repository <VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository[]>

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

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes archive repositories added to the backup infrastructure. You can remove the following types of these backup repositories:

  • Amazon S3 Glacier
  • Azure Archive
  • S3 compatible object storage with data archiving

Parameters

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Repository

Specifies an archive repository that you want to remove.

Accepts the VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository object. To create this object, run the Get-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepositoryReturns archive repositories added to the backup infrastructure. cmdlet.

VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository[]

True

Named

True (ByValue)

Confirm

Defines whether the cmdlet displays a prompt that asks if the user is sure that they want to continue.

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 whether the cmdlet writes 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.

Examples

Removing All Archive Repositories from Backup Infrastructure

This example shows how to remove all archive repositories from Veeam Backup & Replication.

$repository = Get-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository

Remove-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository -Repository $repository

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepositoryReturns archive repositories added to the backup infrastructure. cmdlet. Save the result to the $repository variable.
  2. Run the Remove-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepository cmdlet. Set the $repository variable as the Repository parameter value.

Get-VBRArchiveObjectStorageRepositoryReturns archive repositories added to the backup infrastructure.

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