Set-VBRComputerIndexingOptions

Short Description

Modifies indexing settings for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

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

Syntax

Set-VBRComputerIndexingOptions -Options <VBRComputerIndexingOptions> [-IndexingMode <VBRIndexingMode>]

[-IndexingInclusion <String[]>] [-IndexingExclusion <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet modifies indexing settings for Veeam Agent backup job.

Note

To modify settings, specify new values for the necessary parameters. The cmdlet will overwrite the previous parameter values with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
IndexingExclusion	For the `IndexEverythingExceptExcluded` mode. Specifies the list of the folders that you want to exclude from indexing.	`String[]`	False	Named	False
IndexingInclusion	For the `IndexIncludedOnly` mode. Specifies the list of the folders that you want to index.	`String[]`	False	Named	False
IndexingMode	Specifies indexing scope settings: `Disable`: select this option to disable indexing mode. `IndexEverything`: select this option to index all files within the backup scope. `IndexIncludedOnly`: select this option to specify folders that you want to index. Note: Not available for the backup policy that Veeam Agent job applies to Linux machines with file-level backup scope. `IndexEverythingExceptExcluded`: select this option to index all directories on the protected computer except for those you want to exclude from indexing. Note: Not available for the backup policy that Veeam Agent job applies to Linux machines with file-level backup scope. Note: Veeam Backup & Replication will exclude the system directories from indexing.	`VBRIndexingMode`	False	Named	False
Options	Specifies the protection group indexing options that you want to modify. Accepts the `VBRComputerIndexingOptions` object. To get this object, run the `New-VBRComputerIndexingOptions` cmdlet.	`VBRComputerIndexingOptions`	True	Named	True (ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRComputerIndexingOptions object that contains file indexing settings for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

Examples

Modifying Indexing Settings for Veeam Agent Backup Job (Windows)

This example shows how to modify indexing settings for a Veeam Agent job that backs up Windows computers. Veeam Backup & Replication will change the indexing scope and will index everything except for system folders.

$group = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name "Windows Group"

$index = New-VBRComputerIndexingOptions -BackupObject $group -OSPlatform Windows -IndexingMode IndexIncludedOnly -IndexingInclusion "C:/Desktop/MyFolder"

Set-VBRComputerIndexingOptions -Options $index -IndexingMode IndexEverything

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRProtectionGroup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value Save the result to the $group variable.
Run the New-VBRComputerIndexingOptions cmdlet. Set the $group variable as the BackupObject parameter value. Specify the OSPlatform, IndexingMode and IndexingInclusion parameter values. Save the result to the $index variable.
Run the Set-VBRComputerIndexingOptions cmdlet. Set the $index variable as the Options parameter value. Set the IndexEverything option for the IndexingMode parameter.