Request for PowerShell Command to Retrieve VM Backup Details in Veeam

[asif.khan@nxtgen.com]

Hello everyone,

I'm seeking assistance to retrieve detailed backup information for VMs in Veeam, similar to what's visible under the disk job name property in the Veeam console. Specifically, I need a PowerShell command that can pull information about all backed-up VMs for a particular job, including each VM's monthly backup details, such as the date, original size, and backup size.

Could someone guide me on how to achieve this using PowerShell? Any example scripts or pointers to the right Veeam PowerShell cmdlets would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Asif,

A simple example of such script would look like that:

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$backups = Get-VBRBackup
foreach ($backup in $backups) {
  $storages = $backup.GetAllChildrenStorages()
  foreach ($storage in $storages) {
    $rp = $storage.GetOibs()
    $originalSize = [Math]::Round($rp.ApproxSize/1GB, 2)
    $backupSize = [Math]::Round($storage.Stats.BackupSize/1GB, 2)
    $rp | select Name, @{n='OriginalSize';e={$originalSize}}, @{n='FileName';e={$storage.PartialPath}}, `
    @{n='CreationTime';e={$storage.CreationTime}}, @{n='BackupSize';e={$backupSize}}
  }
}

Then, you can filter the data out by the relevant date you need:

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$currentDate = Get-Date
$rp | select Name, @{n='OriginalSize';e={$originalSize}}, @{n='FileName';e={$storage.PartialPath}}, `
@{n='CreationTime';e={$storage.CreationTime}}, @{n='BackupSize';e={$backupSize}} | `
where {$storage.CreationTime -ge $currentDate.AddMonths(-1) }

Best regards,
Oleg