Remove-VBRComputerBackupJob

Short Description

Removes Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies.

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

Syntax

Remove-VBRComputerBackupJob [-Job] <VBRComputerBackupJob[]> [-WhatIf]

[-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies from Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

Parameters

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Job

Specifies a Veeam Agent backup job or a Veeam Agent backup policy that you want to remove.

Accepts the VBRComputerBackupJob[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRComputerBackupJobReturns Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies. cmdlet.

VBRComputerBackupJob[]

True

0

True (ByPropertyName, 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 Veeam Agent Backup Jobs

This cmdlet shows how to remove the WinSrv2049 Veeam Agent backup job from Veeam Backup & Replication infrastructure.

$job = Get-VBRComputerBackupJob -Name "WinSrv2049"

Remove-VBRComputerBackupJob -Job $job

Perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Get-VBRComputerBackupJobReturns Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies. cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
  2. Run the Remove-VBRComputerBackupJob cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value.

Get-VBRComputerBackupJobReturns Veeam Agent backup jobs and Veeam Agent backup policies.

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