Get Backup name when Job name has changed

[DGodwin]

I'm trying to do a test restore with PowerShell, and it's working as long as the Backup name is the same as the Job name.

There are several servers where someone has changed the Job name, and the Backup name hasn't changed.

Method:
Get Job names with Get-VBRJob
Randomly select a Job
Get VMs in Job
Randomly select a VM
Do the restore - I need the Backup name for this, and can't match a Backup to a Job if they're different.

Is there a way of figuring out the Backup name that's attached to a Job?

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Duane and welcome to the forums!

Even if the name has changed, job id stays the same. So just get job id and then filter backups by it:

Code: Select all

$job = Get-VBRJob -Name 'Backup Job'
$backup = Get-VBRBackup | where {$_.JobId -eq $job.Id}

Thanks,
Oleg

[DGodwin]

Hi Oleg, thanks for the quick and excellent response. This works perfectly.

Just a note from browsing various posts over the last few days - the quality of responses in this forum is outstanding.

[oleg.feoktistov]

Glad we could help you!