powershell documentation

[jftuga]

Where is the documentation for the powershell api? I want to create about 25 different jobs -- the only differences being the server that is getting backed up and the target directory. I figured it would be quicker to do this through PS rather than the GUI.

Also, any examples on how to do this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
-John

[jftuga]

OK, I found the PS documentation in the User Guide. I am still not sure where to start. I have Server 2008 R2 w/ PS version 2. I start powershell from the Start Menu, but none of the Get-VBR cmdlets seem to work. It says the command is not recognized as the name of cmdlet, function, or script file. Is there some special way that PS needs to be invoked in order for these cmdlets to work?

Thanks,
-John

[jftuga]

OK, I just found out how to get this working. Within Veeam, Tools -> PowerShell. One more question, however. If I wanted to start a Veeam PS script from a batch file (that periodically ran from Task Scheduler), how would I invoke the PS script from within the batch file itself?

[paul]

Try this
http://tinyurl.com/69twyw3

[jftuga]

Hi Paul,

Please post something actually useful. For example, *which* PS script to run from the batch file. When you access the PS prompt from the GUI, it is unclear which PS script is invoked to get the Veeam cmdlets loaded. This is not mentioned in the User Guide either.

-John

[Vitaliy S.]

John, the syntax is fairly simple.

First of all you should add the line below to your_script.ps1. Please note that you should add this before executing any commands, as this line should register Veeam Snap-in in Powershell:

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Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapIn

Then use Windows Scheduler to trigger you batch file, which will contain the line below:

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powershell.exe .\Your_script.ps1

Hope it helps!

[Gostev]

Please post something actually useful.

To be fair to Paul, he did answer the exact question that you have asked, so it is hard to call his response "not useful".

For example, *which* PS script to run from the batch file.

The one you wanted to run according to your 3rd post above? I don't understand this question...

When you access the PS prompt from the GUI, it is unclear which PS script is invoked to get the Veeam cmdlets loaded.

What do you mean? There is no script invoked when you open PS prompt - it is just a command prompt. Just like there is no script invoked when you open regular command prompt with cmd.exe - it is there for you to type in and execute the commands.

Loading Veeam cmdlet with the above command just adds "namespace" to your script (or PS prompt session for that matter), so that you can start calling Veeam PS commands in it.

This is not mentioned in the User Guide either.

Well, you really need to be looking at the PowerShell documentation for this kind of information, not at our VBR User Guide. Basically, we assume that anyone who wants to create PowerShell scripts with our extensions will have basic understanding of PowerShell.

[jftuga]

This is how you pull up the Exchange Mgmt Shell:
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\exshell.psc1" -noexit -command ". 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\Exchange.ps1'"

So I thought there was a ps1 file that needed to be loaded. My apologies for the confusion on my part.

-John