powershell cmdlets

[Alexey D.]

Hello,
Can anyone let me know what we need to pass to the following commandlet as argument.

get-VSBTaskSession -session "?"

Hello Pavan,

Please try this:

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Get-VSBSession | {filter here} | Get-VSBTaskSession 

[sidavid]

[merged]

Hi

I want to create a script to backup more than 100VMs. My Set-VBRJobOptions command is not working. Here is my script:

$job = $vbrjobname
Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -EmailNotification $true
Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -RetainCycles 2
Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -CompressionLevel 4
$job.Save()

I have Veeam version 5

Thanks

ds

[Vitaliy S.]

Please take a look at the first pages of this thread for some examples of this cmdlet, should help.

[Sethbartlett]

You would need to do something like the following:

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$Job = Get-VBRJob | ?{$_.name -eq "JobName"}

Then you can do the Set-VBRJobOptions. You cannot simply give Get-VBRJob or JobOptions a string(Job Name), it requires an object and is more .NET appropriate.

[sidavid]

Hi
I tried this
$job = Get-VBRJob | ?{$_.name -eq "Lab"}
Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -EmailNotification $true

And I receive the following error:

PS C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop> .\test2.ps1
Set-VBRJobOptions : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Em
ailNotification'.
At C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\test2.ps1:2 char:44
+ Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -EmailNotification <<<< $true
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-VBRJobOptions], Parame
terBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.C
ommand.SetVBRJobOptions

Thanks to all

[sidavid]

Hi
I still have the issue and I'm blocked with this error.
Thanks for your help

[htwnrva]

Hi I am having the same issues using 5.0.2 also. I get

PS Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -EmailNotification $true
Set-VBRJobOptions : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'Em
ailNotification'.
At line:1 char:44
+ Set-VBRJobOptions ($job) -EmailNotification <<<< $true
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-VBRJobOptions], Parame
terBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.C
ommand.SetVBRJobOptions

Any ideas?

[ThomasMc]

Is this what you are looking for?

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$job = Get-VBRJob | ?{$_.name -eq "JobName"}
$vo = $job.GetOptions()
$vo.EmailNotification = $true
$job.SetOptions($vo)

Not sure why the $job.Save() doesn't work but it does update the job checkbox without it

[jteager]

The $job.SetOptions($opt) command will implicitly save the job when run with a valid parameter, so .Save() is unnecessary in this circumstance.

[ThomasMc]

Ah right, thanks for that Justin.

[sidavid]

Hi,
How can I change the backup mode to Reversed Incremental? What is the property name?
Many Thanks
DS

[Vitaliy S.]

Hello sidavid,

You can export existing job via Get-VBRJob | Export-VBRJob PowerShell command to review job configuration settings in XML file, should help to locate all the properties.

Hope this helps!

[sidavid]

Hi

This is exactly what I'm looking for.

Thanks

[sidavid]

Hi,

I have created a script that get all Vms in a directory, but I have a small issue, the virtual machines are not added to the job.

Add-PSSnapin "VeeamPSSnapIn"
Add-pssnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
Connect-VIServer 192.168.1.10
get-folder "Temp" | get-vm | foreach {$v = $_.name
$vbrserver = Get-VBRServer | Where {$_.Type -eq "Local"}
$vbrjobname = $v
$vbrfolder = "C:\BACK\" + $v
$vbrfile = $v + ".vbk"
$vbrobjects = $v
Add-VBRBackupJob -Name $vbrjobname -Type VDDK -Server $vbrserver -Folder $vbrfolder -FileName $vbrfile -Objects $vbrobjects
}

The job is created but Objects in job 0, I'm running vcenter 4.1

Thanks

DS

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi, please look through this topic where there is an "add VM" example script: Remove-VBRJobObject (nevermind the title)

[ThomasMc]

You may also want $v to be an array because you just keep overwriting it

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Get-Folder "Temp" | Get-VM | ForEach { $v += @($_.Name) }

Actually thinking about what your trying to do, it wouldn't work in a array after look at the code below the Get-Folder, might I suggest you;

1) create the job without any objects
2) Move the Get-Folder cmd below your Add-VBRJob and change your ForEach to use the Add-VBRJobObject cmdlet(or use the function below)

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function Add-JO{
  Param ([string]$vmname,[string]$jobname)
  $newjob =  Get-VBRJob | ?{$_.Name -eq "$jobname"}
  $vbrserver = Get-VBRServer | ?{$_.Type -eq "VC"}
  Add-VBRJobObject -Job $newjob -Server $vbrserver -Object $vmname
}

and to call you would use

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Add-JO "vm01.lab.local" "VM01 Backup Job Name"