How do I set DiskFilter and other exclude parameters

[david.domask]

Hi Leo,

I've merged your topic into an existing topic. Please see my post above, with powershell there are no official endpoints for this, but with the RESTAPI you can do it. I would advise consider adding a small amount of REST to your powershell script(s) with Invoke-WebRequest and set the exclusions that way as opposed to the unsupported methods above.

[Leo0601]

@david.domask

Thanks much for your quick reply. Your support is always great.

Oh, is it ? We have to do it from PowerShell only.

So its not possible from PowerShell ? Right ?

Regards
Leo

[david.domask]

With built-in cmdlets, no not at this time. You _can_ use unsupported methods, but Veeam Support will not be able to assist should there be a challenge. However, if you're allowed to invoke the REST API via powershell, you can use Invoke-WebRequest to handle setting the exclusions within your powershell script.

[Leo0601]

@david.domask

Hi David,

Got it. We don't want to take the risk.

Thanks much for your confirmation.

[matsusan]

[Summary]
The Veeam GUI allows configuring per‑VM disk exclusion in backup jobs.
The PowerShell module does not provide any option to configure or modify disk exclusion.
This limitation makes large‑scale job automation difficult.

[Request]
Please add PowerShell support to:
- Exclude specific VM disks in a backup job
- Modify existing exclusion settings
- Retrieve the current disk selection state

[Reason]
Many environments create and update a large number of backup jobs through automation.
Without PowerShell support, disk exclusion must be configured manually in the GUI, which is slow and does not scale.

Best regards,
Matsuyama

[david.domask]

Hi Matsuyama,

I've merged your post with an existing topic on the same subject. Request is noted, for now please use REST API to automate management of disk exclusions.