Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile

Short Description

Downloads backup files from the capacity tier to the performance tier.

Platform: VMware, Hyper-V

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

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

ThisBackup (Default)

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile -BackupFile <VBRBackupFile[]> [-ThisBackup] [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]
ThisBackupAndIncrements

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile -BackupFile <VBRBackupFile[]> [-ThisBackupAndIncrements] [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet starts the rehydration procedure. Veeam Backup & Replication will download the backup files from the capacity tier to the performance tier. You can use the following scenarios for downloading the backup files:

Download full backup files only.
Download full backup files with all incremental backup files.
Download the incremental backup files with all other increments related to it and the full backup file.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
BackupFile	Specifies an array of backup files that you want to download. Accepts the `VBRBackupFile[]` object. To create this object, run the `Get-VBRBackupFile` cmdlet.	`VBRBackupFile[]`	True	Named	True (ByValue)
RunAsync	Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
ThisBackup	Defines that the cmdlet will download full backup files only. Note: This parameter is not applicable for the backups created with Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA and Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN. If you provide this parameter, the cmdlet will download full backup files.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
ThisBackupAndIncrements	Defines that the cmdlet will download full backup files and all backup files that are related to it. Note: This parameter is not applicable for the backups created with Veeam Plug-in for SAP HANA and Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN. If you provide this parameter, the cmdlet will download full backup files.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

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

Examples

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile Example 1. Downloading Full Backup File from Capacity Tier

This example shows how to download a full backup file from the capacity tier.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Exchange backups"

$files = Get-VBRBackupFile -Backup $backup

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile -BackupFile $files -ThisBackup

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value. Save the result to the $files variable.
Run the Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $files variable as the BackupFile parameter value. Provide ThisBackup parameter.

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile Example 2. Downloading Full Backup File with all Increments

This example shows how to download a full backup file with all increments related to it from the capacity tier.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Exchange backups"

$files = Get-VBRBackupFile -Backup $backup

Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile -BackupFile $files -ThisBackupAndIncrements

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value. Save the result to the $files variable.
Run the Start-VBRDownloadBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $files variable as the BackupFile parameter value. Provide the ThisBackupAndIncrements parameter.