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title: "Set-VBRJobVssOptions"
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# Set-VBRJobVssOptions

## Short Description
Applies custom VSS settings to a selected job.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>Manual (Default)</code></p>

```
Set-VBRJobVssOptions [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> [-Options] <CGuestProcessingOptions> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Credentials</code></p>

```
Set-VBRJobVssOptions [-Job] <CBackupJob[]> -Credentials <CCredentials> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet applies a set of customized VSS settings to a selected job.

To apply the set of customized settings you need to first create a `CVssOptions` object. This object unifies all the VSS options you want to apply to the job.

Run the [`New-VBRJobVssOptions`](new-vbrjobvssoptions.md) cmdlet to create the `CVssOptions` object.

Run the [`Set-VBRJobObjectVssOptions`](set-vbrjobobjectvssoptions.md) cmdlet to apply VSS settings to specific VMs in job.

::: note

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

:::

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Credentials</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the credentials you want to use for authenticating with the guest VM.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CCredentials</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcredentials.md"><code>Get-VBRCredentials</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CCredentials</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the job you want to edit.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CObjectInJob[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrjobobject.md"><code>Get-VBRJobObject</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CBackupJob[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Options</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the set of parameters you want to apply to the job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CGuestProcessingOptions</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="new-vbrjobvssoptions.md"><code>New-VBRJobVssOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CGuestProcessingOptions</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>1</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Applying Custom VSS Options to Backup Job [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to apply custom VSS options to the backup job named `Backup Job 01`.

```
$options = New-VBRJobVssOptions -ForJob
Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Job 01" | Set-VBRJobVssOptions -Options $options
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`New-VBRJobVssOptions`](new-vbrjobvssoptions.md) cmdlet. Provide the `ForJob` parameter. Save the result to the `$options` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
3. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Set-VBRJobVssOptions` cmdlet. Set the `$options` variable as the `Options` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Applying Custom VSS Options to Job [Using Variable]

This example shows how to apply custom VSS options to the job represented by the `$job` variable.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob
$options = New-VBRJobVssOptions
Set-VBRJobVssOptions -Job $job -Options $options
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`New-VBRJobVssOptions`](new-vbrjobvssoptions.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$options` variable.
3. Run the `Set-VBRJobVssOptions` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Set the `$options` variable as the `Options` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)
- [`New-VBRJobVssOptions`](new-vbrjobvssoptions.md)
- [`Get-VBRCredentials`](get-vbrcredentials.md)