Only Full Backup every second week

[rarens]

Hello,

is there a possibility to schedule a full backup every second week ... incremental is not needed ...

Best regards

Reinhard

[veremin]

Yes, just schedule the following script via Windows Scheduler to run on two week basis:

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$Job = Get-VBRJob -name "Name of your backup job"
Start-VBRJob -Job $Job -FullBackup

Thanks.

[rarens]

Great ...

Will try it, thank you ...

[veremin]

You're welcome. Don't hesitate to let us know, should any other questions arise. Thanks.

[rarens]

Can I put it in a .cmd file and call it via commanline to test it?

[veremin]

Yes, you can either convert you powershell script into a batch file, as described this article, or create the bat file responsible for execution your PowerShell script, using the following command as a bat-file body:

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Powershell.exe -File C:\YourScript.ps1

Thanks.

[rarens]

Is there a environment needed?
When I start PS standanlone, cmdlet not found
when starting PS inside veeam it works ...

thanks a lot for your help

[veremin]

In order to use Veeam specific commandlets you should add the VB&R PS snapin in the beginning of the script:

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Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapin

Thanks.

[rarens]

Hmm, it is still the same ...

No sorry ... here is the error:
Microsoft SQL server hosting the configuration database is currently unavailable

[veremin]

Are you positive the VB&R snap-in is installed on this machine? You can execute PS, run the "install" script stored in the VB&R directory ("
C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Install-VeeamToolkit.ps1") and see whether it makes any difference. Thanks.

[nefes]

No sorry ... here is the error:
Microsoft SQL server hosting the configuration database is currently unavailable

This error usually tells that user you are running script have no rights to Veeam configuration SQL database.
It is usually worth running scripts as service account user.

[rarens]

OK, I did "Install-VeeamToolkit.ps1" ... when I close the windows and reopen it, it does not work, do I have to call "Install-VeeamToolkit.ps1" every time?

[rarens]

Seems to be a special problem with Windows Server 2012 ... with 2008 it works perfect

[veremin]

do I have to call "Install-VeeamToolkit.ps1" every time?

Not, it's one time operation. Can you load the PS snap-in/execute the script under administrator account and see whether the problem persists? Thanks.

[rarens]

Yes, the problem persists, that is a administrator account

[Vitaliy S.]

Seems to be a special problem with Windows Server 2012 ... with 2008 it works perfect

Was it Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2?

[veremin]

Is this the same account as the one specified for Veeam service? Can you temporarily set db_owner rights to the said account and try to run the script again? Also, it might be worth updating to the Powershell 3.0, if you haven't done it yet. Thanks.

[rarens]

OK, should be the same as service account, thank you ... that worked for me

[veremin]

Glad to hear that you're up and running now. Should any other questions arise, don't hesitate to let us know. Thanks.