Script to enable BitLooker for all existing jobs.

[veremin]

So, you've just upgraded to version 9.

However, by default, new technology called BitLooker allowing customers to easily find and reduce useless chunks of data congesting their backup storage resources is disabled for all existing jobs to ensure the jobs do not change previous behaviors.

If you want to take an advantage of this new technology and don't want to change settings of all jobs manually, here's a short script for you that is supposed to make your life easier:

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asnp VeeamPSSNapin
foreach ($Job in Get-VBRJob | where {$_.JobType -eq "Backup" -or $_.JobType -eq "Replica"})
{
$Options = $Job.GetOptions()
$Options.ViSourceOptions.DirtyBlocksNullingEnabled = $True
$Job.SetOptions($Options)
}

Thanks.

[sbaltic]

And where can i put this script?

[sbaltic]

OK, sorry. This is the PS script .... my bad.

[veremin]

You can run it either from VB&R server (Menu -> PowerShell) or from ordinary Windows PowerShell console. In former case, the first line that is supposed to add VB&R PowerShell snap-in is not needed. Thanks.

[jartisensi]

I am trying to set the new option for VBR of Exclude deleted file blocks (recommended).
I have tried the $Job.getOptions() but I don't get anything related to advanced storage.
Anything help would be appreciated - BTW support couldn't help me on this either.

[veremin]

BitLooker options can be found in the $Options.ViSourceOptions. The parameter responsible for enabling and disabling exclusion of deleted file blocks is called DirtyBlocksNullingEnabled (bool). Thanks.

[prwfwrd]

We recently upgraded to Veeam 9 and want to use this option. However, we have several hundred jobs and rather than having to go edit them all manually, has anybody figured out a way to set this option for all jobs either via SQL or PowerShell? I opened a case # 01778069 and was told to inquire here. Thanks!

[foggy]

Paul, PowerShell script for that is right in the first post of this thread. Thanks.