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title: "Set-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy"
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# Set-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy

## Short Description
Modifies a retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Set-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy -RetentionPolicy <VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy> [-RestorePoints <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies a retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.

::: 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

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      <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">RestorePoints</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a number of restore points.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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">RetentionPolicy</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a retention policy for a backup copy job. The cmdlet will modify this policy.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrretentionpolicy.md"><code>Get-VBRRetentionPolicy</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</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).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy` object that contains a retention policy for backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.

## Examples

::: example
### Modifying Retention Policy for Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to modify a retention policy for a backup copy job. The target backup repository will keep the last 5 restore points.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "EC2 BCJ 01"
$policy = Get-VBRRetentionPolicy -Job $job
Set-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy -RetentionPolicy $policy -RestorePoints 5
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRRetentionPolicy`](get-vbrretentionpolicy.md) cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Save the result to the `$policy` variable.
3. Run the `Set-VBRSimpleRetentionPolicy` cmdlet. Set the `$policy` variable as the `RetentionPolicy` parameter value. Specify the `RestorePoints` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)
- [`Get-VBRRetentionPolicy`](get-vbrretentionpolicy.md)