Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan

Short Description

Rescans an application backup repository.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan -Repository <VBRApplicationBackupRepository> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet rescans an application backup repository to update the list of snapshots stored in the repository. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication runs the rescan every 24 hours. You can use this cmdlet to start the rescan manually.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Repository	Specifies the application backup repository that you want to rescan. Accepts the `VBRApplicationBackupRepository` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository` cmdlet.	`VBRApplicationBackupRepository`	True	Named	True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Rescanning Application Backup Repository

This example shows how to rescan an application backup repository.

$repo = Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository -Name "AppBackupRepo01"

Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan -Repository $repo

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $repo variable.
Run the Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan cmdlet. Set the $repo variable as the Repository parameter value.

Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository