Scripting volume level backup jobs with Linux agent

[Mental_floss]

I am running 9.3 U4a at a retailer with 200+ stores and I am looking to deploy Veeam with PowerShell. I have it 99% figured out except for the Linux backup job.

There is a Windows and Linux protection group at each location. When creating the Windows backup job I am able to use Add-VBRComputerBackupJob with the switches -BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes "C:\","D:\" to only backup C: and D: on all VMS in that Protection Group. With the Linux VMs I only want to backup volume groups VG00 and VG01. I use the switches -BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes "/dev/vg00","/dev/vg01" and the job fails with:

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Add-VBRComputerBackupJob : The specified computer backup job is invalid.
Source:
Job and SelectedVolumes OS platform mismatch
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Linux -Type Server -Mode Managed ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-VBRComputerBackupJob], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Cmdlets.AddVBRComputerBackupJob 

Help? TIA.

[PTide]

Hi,

While I am awaiting for some response regarding why is it not working from the team, I want to ask you a question:

Have you tried going with "-BackupType EntireComputer"?

Thanks!

[jhoughes]

Can you post your full script, or at least the full portion for the Linux agent jobs?

[Mental_floss]

P.Tide, yes if I create the Linux backup job with -BackupType EntireComputer the job is created and runs successfully.

jhoughes Here is the line I use to create the Linux backup job with "-BackupType EntireComputer". With this the job is created and it runs fine;

Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Linux -Type Server -Mode ManagedByBackupServer -Name ($StoreNumber + "-LB") -BackupObject $LPG -BackupType EntireComputer -BackupRepository $VBRRepo -RetentionPolicy 14 -Description " " -ScheduleOptions $LBschedule -EnableSchedule

This line is where I create a backup of the Windows Protection Group to backup C: and D: only, works fine;

Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Windows -Type Server -Mode ManagedByBackupServer -Name ($StoreNumber + "-WB") -BackupObject $WPG -BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes "C:\","D:\" -BackupRepository $VBRRepo -RetentionPolicy 14 -Description " " -ScheduleOptions $WBschedule -EnableSchedule

So what I was thinking should work to backup only VG00 and VG01 would be this;

Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Linux -Type Server -Mode ManagedByBackupServer -Name ($StoreNumber + "-LB") -BackupObject $LPG -BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes "/dev/vg00","/dev/vg01" -BackupRepository $VBRRepo -RetentionPolicy 14 -Description " " -ScheduleOptions $LBschedule -EnableSchedule

Any attempt to use the "-BackupType SelectedVolumes" with Linux jobs gets me the OS Mismatch error. The documentation I am looking at only shows three options for -BackupType: EntireComputer, SelectedVolumes and SelectedFiles. Is Add-VBRComputerBackup the proper command to use to create a Linux agent backup job?

[PTide]

Hi,

You should use New-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume and do something like this:

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$scope = New-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -Type Device -Path "/dev/sda"

and pass that $scope to -SelectedVolumes

For multiple devices you need to create an pass an array:

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-SelectedVolumes @((New-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -Type Device -Path "/dev/sda"), (New-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -Type Device -Path "/dev/sdb"))

Thanks

[Mental_floss]

P.Tide, THANK YOU! That was a yuuuuuge help.

[jarzi]

Hi,

an old thread but I hit a snag trying to script a backup selecting multiple volumes.

Tried it like this

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$volumes = $(Read-host "Included mount points. IE. /,/home.") 

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-BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes @(foreach ($element in $volumes) {new-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -type mountpoint -path $element })

The end result was that "objects to backup" page had the mount point like this:

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/,/home

And that doesn't work

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Jarno,

What is the purpose of writing it like this?

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$volumes = $(Read-host "Included mount points. IE. /,/home.") 

And why did you specified /,/home ?

Thanks,
Oleg

[jarzi]

What is the purpose of writing it like this?

That allows the one running the script decide what mount points will be selected. We have lot of servers where database mount needs to be excluded and AFAIK it's impossible to exclude a mount point from full server backup.

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi,

Can you, please, share the rest of the code?

Thanks,
Oleg

[jarzi]

Here you go

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#Disclaimer
Write-host "this script will create a protection group, add server to it, create backup job and copy job and add the servers IP to the NSX firewall rule."
Write-Host "Work in progress. You need to manually adit the backup job mountpoints for Linux servers"

Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapin
Import-Module powernsx

#Check if we have connection to backup server
$backup02 = get-VBRServer
if (!$backup02) {
    $vbrcred = get-credential
    Connect-VBRServer -credential $vbrcred -server backup.dom.local

}

# User input variables
$os = $(Read-Host "Linux | windows ?")
$protectionGroupName = $(read-host "Protection group name. This will be the job name as well")
$ips = $(Read-host "IP. x.x.x.x")
$retention = $(Read-host "Backup retention in days")
$time = $(Read-host "Schedule start time")

#Set repo
$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository -name backup02 -scaleout

if ($os -eq 'Linux'){
$volumes = $(Read-host "Included mount points. IE. /,/home.")
$destination = New-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -OSPlatform Linux -BackupRepository $repository

 } else {
$destination = New-VBRComputerDestinationOptions -OSPlatform Windows -BackupRepository $repository  
 }

#Add IP to NSX ipset
$nsxip = $(Read-host "Add IP to NSX? y|n ")
if ($nsxip -eq 'y'){
$nsxcred = get-credential -credential $env:UserName
connect-nsxserver -vcenter vcenter -credential $nsxcred
get-nsxipset -Name veeam-backup-clients | Add-NsxIpSetMember -IPAddress $ips
}

#Static variables
$rescanPolicyType = "daily" 
$rescanTime = "20:00"
$newComputers = @($ips)
$daily = New-VBRDailyOptions -Type Everyday -Period $time
$schedule = New-VBRServerScheduleOptions -Type Daily -DailyOptions $daily
$storage = New-VBRStorageOptions -CompressionLevel Optimal -StorageOptimizationType LANTarget
$notification = New-VBRNotificationOptions -EnableAdditionalNotification -AdditionalAddress servicedesk@company.com
$date = Get-Date -Format "dd/MM/yyyy"
$description = "Job created by $env:UserName, date: $date, $retention days"

# function definition for creating protection group
function NewProtectionGroup($protectionGroupName, $newComputers, $rescanTime, $rescanPolicyType, $rescanPeriod, $rebootComputer) {
  Write-Host -foreground yellow "Enter credentials for computers in protection group " $protectionGroupName
  $creds = Get-Credential -message "Server admin credentials for $protectionGroupName"
  $newCreds = Add-VBRCredentials -Credential $creds -Description "powershell added creds for $protectionGroupName" -Type $os
  $newComputersCreds = $newComputers | ForEach { New-VBRIndividualComputerCustomCredentials -HostName $_ -Credentials $newCreds}
  $newContainer = New-VBRIndividualComputerContainer -CustomCredentials $newComputersCreds
 
  $dailyOptions = New-VBRDailyOptions -Type Everyday -Period $rescanTime
  $scanSchedule = New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions -PolicyType Daily -DailyOptions  $dailyOptions
 
  $dailyOptions = New-VBRDailyOptions -Type Everyday -Period $rescanTime
  $scanSchedule = New-VBRProtectionGroupScheduleOptions -PolicyType Daily -DailyOptions  $dailyOptions

  $deployment = New-VBRProtectionGroupDeploymentOptions -InstallAgent -UpgradeAutomatically

  $protectionGroup = Add-VBRProtectionGroup -Name $protectionGroupName -Container $newContainer -ScheduleOptions $scanSchedule -DeploymentOptions $deployment
}

# Create protection group
if (Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name $protectionGroupName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
 Write-Host -foreground red "Protection group:" $protectionGroupName "already exists. Use another name for protection group."
} else {
 NewProtectionGroup -protectionGroupName $protectionGroupName -newComputers $newComputers -rescanTime $rescanTime -rescanPolicyType $rescanPolicyType
}

#Define protectiongroup for install command
$object = Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Name $protectionGroupName

# Create backup job
if ($os -eq 'Linux'){
#How to define correct mountpoints? This doesn't work @(foreach ($element in $volumes) {new-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -type mountpoint -path $element })
Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Linux -Type Server -Mode ManagedByBackupServer -Name $protectionGroupName -BackupRepository $repository -BackupObject $object -BackupType SelectedVolumes -SelectedVolumes  @(foreach ($element in $volumes) {new-VBRLinuxSelectedVolume -type mountpoint -path $element }) -DestinationOptions $destination -ScheduleOptions $schedule -EnableSchedule -RetentionPolicy $retention -NotificationOptions $notification -StorageOptions $storage -Description $description 
$job = get-vbrbackup -name $protectionGroupName
$copydescription = "Job created by $env:UserName, date: $date"
Copy-VBRJob -job aaa-copy-template-linux -name Copy_$protectionGroupName -repository copy01 -description $copydescription
}
else {
 Add-VBRComputerBackupJob -OSPlatform Windows -Type Server -Mode ManagedByBackupServer -Name $protectionGroupName -BackupRepository $repository -BackupObject $object -BackupType EntireComputer -DestinationOptions $destination -ScheduleOptions $schedule -EnableSchedule -RetentionPolicy $retention -NotificationOptions $notification -StorageOptions $storage -Description $description    
$job = get-vbrbackup -name $protectionGroupName
$copydescription = "Job created by $env:UserName, date: $date"
Copy-VBRJob -job aaa-copy-template-windows -name Copy_$protectionGroupName -repository copy01 -description $copydescription
}
#Create and enable copyjob
$copyjob = get-vbrjob -Name Copy_$protectionGroupName
enable-vbrjob -Job $copyjob

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi,

You need to call split() method on $volumes variable right after value assignment with a separator specified as powershell cannot deconstruct a value of "string" type into an array of elements inside foreach loop automatically if multiple mount points chosen.
In your case, as per the Read-Host statement, "," would work as a separator:

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$volumes = $(Read-Host "Included mount points. IE. /,/home.")
$volumes = $volumes.split(",")

Kind regards,
Oleg

[jarzi]

Cheers, I'll try that.

[jarzi]

Thanks Oleg, that worked