Updated Cmdlets

This section contains information on cmdlets updated in Veeam PowerShell v13.1.

Backup Infrastructure

NetApp NDMP Storage

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Get-VBRNDMPVolume

Type updated for the Server parameter: changed from the VBRNDMPServer[] type to the VBRNDMPServerBase[] type.

Remove-VBRNDMPServer

Type updated for the Server parameter: changed from the VBRNDMPServer[] type to the VBRNDMPServerBase[] type.

Add-NetAppHost

New parameter: EnableNDMPBackup.

Set-NetAppHost

New parameter: EnableNDMPBackup.

Backup

Tape — Database Plugin Backups

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Start-VBRTapeRestore

New parameter: DbPluginRestorePoint.

Microsoft Entra ID Support

Microsoft Entra ID Tenant Backup

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBREntraIDTenantBackupJob

New parameter: TargetBackup.

Set-VBREntraIDTenantBackupJob

New parameters: EnableSecondaryTarget, TargetBackup.

Backup Infrastructure

Roles and Access Control

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRUserRoleAssignment

New parameter: RoleEntity.

Get-VBRUserRoleAssignment

New parameter: RoleEntity.

Set-VBRUserRoleAssignment

New parameter: RoleEntity.

Veeam Agent Management

Discovered Computers

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRDiscoveredComputerRecoveryMedia

New parameter: EnableRemoteBmr.

Data Recovery

Unstructured Data — Cold Storage Retrieval

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Restore-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Save-VBREntraIDLogsBackupFLRItem

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Save-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRAmazonS3Server

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRAzureStorageServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRFiler

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRNASFileServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRNASNFSServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRNASSMBServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRNasFilerNFSServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRNasFilerSMBServer

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Set-VBRS3CompatibleServer

New parameter: RetrievalSettings.

Start-VBREntraIDLogsBackupFLRSession

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Start-VBRNasBackupRestore

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Start-VBRObjectStorageBackupRestore

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupHealthCheck

New parameters: EnableColdStorageRetrieval, RetrievalSettings.

Sync-VBRUnstructuredBackupMetadata

New parameters: Force, RetrievalSettings.

New-VBRUnstructuredBackupSecondaryTarget

New parameter: GfsPolicyOptions.

Set-VBRUnstructuredBackupSecondaryTarget

New parameter: GfsPolicyOptions.

Malware Detection

Encrypted Data and Unstructured Backup Scans

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion

New parameters: AutoScanDisabled, ExcludeEntireObject, ExcludedActivities, ExcludedPaths.

Get-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion

New parameters: AutoScanDisabled, Entity, ExcludeEntireObject, ExcludedActivities, ExcludedPaths, Id, Name, Note, Platform.

Set-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion

New parameters: AutoScanDisabled, ExcludeEntireObject, ExcludedActivities, ExcludedPaths.

Remove-VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion

Type updated for the Exclusion parameter: changed from the VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion[] type to the VBRMalwareDetectionExclusion type.

The Exclusion parameter changed from position 0 to named.

Backup Infrastructure

High Availability (HA) Cluster

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRHighAvailabilityCluster

New parameters: PrimaryNodeExternalEndpoint, PrimaryNodeIPAddress, SecondaryNodeExternalEndpoint.

Parameter removed: PrimaryNodeHostName.

New-VBRHighAvailabilityClusterNode

New parameter: SecondaryNodeIPAddress.

Parameter removed: HostName.

Backup

Backup Termination Window

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

New-VBRUnixScheduleOptions

New parameters: EnableBackupTerminationWindow, TerminationWindow.

New-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions

New parameters: EnableBackupTerminationWindow, TerminationWindow.

Set-VBRLinuxScheduleOptions

New parameters: EnableBackupTerminationWindow, TerminationWindow.

New-VBRMacScheduleOptions

New parameters: EnableBackupTerminationWindow, TerminationWindow.

Set-VBRMacScheduleOptions

New parameters: EnableBackupTerminationWindow, TerminationWindow.

Backup Infrastructure

Hosts and Storage Systems Cleanup

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Remove-HP3Storage

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-HyperFlexHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-NetAppHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-NimbleHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-StoragePluginHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-ThinkSystemHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-VBRIsilonHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-VBRNutanixHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Remove-VNXHost

New parameters: CleanupHost, Force.

Storage Plug-ins — Application-Aware Backup

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-StoragePluginHost

New parameters: ApplicationFC, ApplicationISCSI, EnableApplicationBackup.

Set-StoragePluginHost

New parameters: ApplicationExcludedVolume, ApplicationExcludedWildcard, ApplicationIncludedVolume, ApplicationIncludedWildcard, ApplicationProtocolPolicy, ApplicationVolumeScanType, EnableApplicationBackup.

Data Recovery

Instant Recovery and Guest File Restore

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Restart-VBRInstantRecovery

New parameter: ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRAzureInstantRecovery

New parameter: SkipNetworkSecurityGroup.

Start-VBRInstantRecovery

New parameters: EnableClusterWideMount, ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRLinuxFileRestore

New parameter: ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRLinuxGuestItemRestore

New parameter: ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRVMRestoreToAzure

New parameter: SkipNetworkSecurityGroup.

Start-VBRViComputerInstantRecovery

New parameter: EnableClusterWideMount.

Start-VBRViInstantVMDiskRecovery

New parameters: EnableClusterWideMount, ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRWindowsFileRestore

New parameter: ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

Start-VBRWindowsGuestItemRestore

New parameter: ForceArchivedSnapshotsRestore.

NDMP Volume Restore

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Start-VBRNDMPVolumeRestore

New parameter: EnableVolumeWriteAccess.

Type updated for the Server parameter: changed from the VBRNDMPServer type to the VBRNDMPServerBase type.

Disk Publishing (Data Integration API)

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Publish-VBRBackupContent

New parameters: Folder, ResourcePool, StorageHost.

Repository Extent Backup Evacuation

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Start-VBRRepositoryExtentBackupEvacuation

Type updated for the Extent parameter: changed from the VBRRepositoryExtent[] type to the IVBRExtent[] type.

Backup Infrastructure

Object Storage Repositories — Immutability

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBR1111SystemsS3Repository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRAmazonS3CompatibleRepository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRAmazonS3GlacierRepository

New parameters: EnableReadOnlyMode, ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Add-VBRAmazonS3Repository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRAzureArchiveRepository

New parameters: EnableReadOnlyMode, ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Add-VBRAzureBlobRepository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRDataCloudVaultRepository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRGoogleCloudRepository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRIBMCloudRepository

New parameter: EnableReadOnlyMode.

Add-VBRS3GlacierCompatibleRepository

New parameters: EnableReadOnlyMode, ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Set-VBRAmazonS3GlacierRepository

New parameters: ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Set-VBRAzureArchiveRepository

New parameters: ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Set-VBRS3GlacierCompatibleRepository

New parameters: ImmutabilityMode, ImmutabilityPeriod.

Backup Repository

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Set-VBRBackupRepository

New parameter: StoreOnceWanLink.

Add-VBRScaleOutBackupRepository

New parameters: EnableArchiveTierCopyPolicy, EnableArchiveTierMovePolicy.

Set-VBRScaleOutBackupRepository

New parameters: EnableArchiveTierCopyPolicy, EnableArchiveTierMovePolicy.

Backup Server Certificates

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRBackupServerCertificate

New parameter: Force.

Generate-VBRBackupServerDeployerKit

Now also generates installation packages for Unix computers, in addition to Microsoft Windows and Linux.

Remove-VBRBackupServerDeployerCertificate

Now removes all Veeam Deployer Service certificates from the database in a single operation.

Backup Copy

Backup Copy Job — Target Repository

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRBackupCopyJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Add-VBREntraIDLogsBackupJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Add-VBRHvBackupJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Add-VBRViBackupJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Add-VBRvCloudJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Set-VBRBackupCopyJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Set-VBREntraIDLogsBackupJob

Parameter removed: TargetBackup.

Backup Infrastructure

Veeam Cloud Connect Cloud Providers

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRCloudProvider

New parameter: RestoreAccessLevel.

Set-VBRCloudProvider

New parameter: RestoreAccessLevel.

Backup

Protection Groups

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRProtectionGroup

New parameter: CacheRepository.

Set-VBRProtectionGroup

New parameter: CacheRepository.

New-VBRProtectionGroupAdvancedWindowsOptions

New parameter: CreateEmbeddedRecoveryMedia.

New-VBRProtectionGroupDeploymentOptions

New parameter: InstallNoSnapAgent.

SureBackup Content Scan Jobs

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRSureBackupContentScanJob

New parameter: UnstructuredLinkedJob.

The LinkedJob parameter is no longer required.

Set-VBRSureBackupContentScanJob

New parameter: UnstructuredLinkedJob.

Data Replication

Universal CDP Policy

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRUniversalCDPPolicy

New parameters: GuestProcessingOptions, OriginalMachine, ReIpRule, ReplicaMachine, RepositorySeed.

Set-VBRUniversalCDPPolicy

New parameters: EnableGuestProcessing, EnableReplicaMapping, EnableReplicaSeeding, GuestProcessingOptions, OriginalMachine, ReIpRule, ReplicaMachine, RepositorySeed.

Backup Infrastructure

Azure Restore Proxy

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRAzureRestoreProxy

New parameters: NetworkSecurityGroup, SkipNetworkSecurityGroup.

Application Backup Policies

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRApplicationBackupJob

New parameter: GFSOptions.

Set-VBRApplicationBackupJob

New parameter: GFSOptions.

NAS Backup Job

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRNASBackupJob

New parameter: IncludeSymbolicLinkContent.

Set-VBRNASBackupJob

New parameter: IncludeSymbolicLinkContent.

Data Recovery

Mail Notifications

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Set-VBRMailNotificationConfiguration

New parameter: AIGenerated.

Backup Infrastructure

Veeam Plug-ins for Enterprise Applications — SAP HANA and SQL Processing

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

New-VBRSAPHANAOptions

New parameters: Prefix, UseCustomPrefix.

New-VBRSQLProcessingOptions

New parameter: UseSqlAuthentication.

Set-VBRSQLProcessingOptions

New parameter: UseSqlAuthentication.

Active Directory Container Credentials

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

New-VBRADContainer

New parameter: UseTemporaryCertificate.

New-VBRADCustomCredentials

New parameter: UseTemporaryCertificate.

The Credentials parameter is now required.

Set-VBRADContainer

New parameter: UseTemporaryCertificate.

Catalyst Copy Jobs

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Add-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: BackupWindowOptions, Description, EnableHealthCheck, Force, KeepSecondaryCopies, Name, NotificationOptions, ScriptOptions, SecondaryCopiesRetentionPeriod, SourceRepository, TargetRepository.

Disable-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: Confirm, Job, PassThru, WhatIf.

Enable-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: Job, PassThru.

Get-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: Id, Name.

Remove-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: Confirm, Job, WhatIf.

Set-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameters removed: AnyTime, BackupWindowOptions, Description, EnableHealthCheck, Force, Job, KeepSecondaryCopies, Name, NotificationOptions, ScriptOptions, SecondaryCopiesRetentionPeriod, SourceRepository, TargetRepository.

Start-VBRCatalystCopyJob

Parameter removed: Job.

Backup

Working with Jobs

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Get-VBRBackupSession

New parameter: State.

The Id parameter is now required.

Start-VBRJob

New parameter: Force.

Discovered Applications

Updated Cmdlets

Updated Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Get-VBRDiscoveredApplication

New parameters: Iris, IrisEntityType.

Removed Cmdlets

The following cmdlet was removed in Veeam PowerShell v13.1.

Removed Cmdlets

Removed Cmdlets

Cmdlet

Operation

Get-VBRBackupServerDeployerCertificate

Removed. Previously downloaded Veeam Installer Service and Veeam Deployer Service certificates.

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