Start-VBRApplicationBackupJob

Short Description

Starts application backup policies.

Applies to

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

Syntax

Start-VBRApplicationBackupJob [-Job] <VBRApplicationBackupJobBase[]> [-RunAsync] [-FullBackup] [-RetryBackup] [-StartChainedJobs] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts application backup policies.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Job	Specifies an application backup policy that you want to start.	Accepts the VBRApplicationBackupJobBase[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob cmdlet.	True	0	True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
RunAsync	Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
FullBackup	Defines that the application backup policy will create an active full backup.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
RetryBackup	Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will restart the failed job. The cmdlet will start the job from the moment when it has failed.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False
StartChainedJobs	Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will start jobs that are scheduled to run after this job.	SwitchParameter	False	Named	False

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

Output Object

This cmdlet returns the VBRSession[] object that contains settings of running application backup policies.

Examples

Example 1. Starting Application Backup Policy

This example shows how to start the application backup policy.

$job = Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Name "DbsSrv2049"

Start-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Job $job

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Start-VBRApplicationBackupJob cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value.

Example 2. Creating Full Backup by Application Backup Policy

This example shows how to create an active full backup by the application backup policy.

$job = Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Name "DbsSrv2049"

Start-VBRApplicationBackupJob -Job $job -FullBackup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
Run the Start-VBRComputerBackupJob cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value. Specify the FullBackup parameter.

Related Commands

Get-VBRApplicationBackupJob