Change Full/Incremental pool via PS

[aaron@ARB]

Using the example at https://helpcenter.veeam.com/backup/pow ... pejob.html

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PS C:\PS> $newpool = Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "Incremental Backups"
PS C:\PS> Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "Daily WebApp Backup" | Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob -IncrementalBackupMediaPool $newpool

I am trying to execute

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$newpool = Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "ARBTest"
Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "ARBBackupToTape" | Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob -IncrementalBackupMediaPool $newpool

Given that ARBBackupToTape is a valid tape job and ARBTest is a valid media pool, can someone please explain why I get the below error?

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Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob : OnDay
At line:4 char:42
+ Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "ARBBackupToTape" | Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob -IncrementalBack ...
+                                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ArgumentException,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Cmdlets.SetVBRBackupToTapeJob

Is there something wrong with either my tape job or the media pool that is causing this failure?

[PTide]

Hi,

That line should work. Could you please describe Media Pool and Tape Job settings?

Thank you.

[aaron@ARB]

what would you like to know? they are nothing special from what I see, i'm not trying to do a huge amount, I just have some VM's set to go to tape without a schedule to a standard media pool. The media pools are nothing special either and there are not too many options to be had with those either really?

[PTide]

Please provide the output of

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Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "ARBBackupToTape"

and

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Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "ARBTest"

Thank you.

[aaron@ARB]

Refer below with thanks.

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PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "ARBBackupToTape"


FullBackupPolicy           : Monthly
Object                     : {Backup Job WADC1, P2-ARBBackup-ARBPS01, Backup Job NSWDC1, P2-ARBBackup-Pink...}
ProcessIncrementalBackup   : True
ScheduleOptions            : Daily
WaitForBackupJobs          : True
WaitPeriod                 : 03:00:00
GFSScheduleOptions         : 
AlwaysCopyFromLatestFull   : False
EjectCurrentMedium         : True
ExportCurrentMediaSet      : False
ExportDays                 : {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...}
FullBackupMediaPool        : Week2
IncrementalBackupMediaPool : Week2
UseHardwareCompression     : False
NotificationOptions        : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRNotificationOptions
JobScriptOptions           : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRJobScriptOptions
NextRun                    : 
Target                     : Week2
Type                       : BackupToTape
LastResult                 : None
LastState                  : Working
Id                         : c665cb7b-ee1e-46ca-9201-21fbd5198c7e
Name                       : ARBBackupToTape
Description                : Created by ENSAT\administrator at 5/06/2015 1:53 PM.




PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "ARBTest"


Capacity               : 0
FreeSpace              : 0
MediaSetCreationPolicy : Never
MediaSetName           : ARBTest
MoveOfflineToVault     : False
RetentionPolicy        : Never
MultiStreamingOptions  : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRMultiStreamingOptions
LibraryId              : 258bbf43-6238-425e-9bb0-ae5d9ee12020
MoveFromFreePool       : False
Type                   : Custom
EncryptionOptions      : False
GlobalOptions          : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRGlobalMediaPoolOptions
Medium                 : {}
Id                     : 34b2169a-a61e-4101-a858-7a9b1ff0be9e
Name                   : ARBTest
Description            : Created by ENSAT\administrator at 23/06/2015 9:22:35 AM.

[PTide]

Everything looks fine, so I suggest you to contact support team for a deeper investigation. Once you do please post your case ID in this thread.

Thank you.

[aaron@ARB]

Done

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[ID# 01799368] Powershell cmdlet to change media set not working
Product: Veeam Backup & Replication
Severity: 3
Opened: 16.05.2016 0:57
Status: New

[veremin]

The error looks like the script tried to update job schedule, which based on the code itself it shouldn't have.

For the testing purpose it might be worth spiting the script avoiding usage of pipeline and updating a PowerShell version (only if PS 2.0 is used).

Thanks.

[aaron@ARB]

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PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> $psversiontable.psversion

Major  Minor  Build  Revision
-----  -----  -----  --------
3      0      -1     -1      

Thanks for the update, removing the pipelining did work. Can you possibly organise for the code to be fixed of the doco to be updated / added to so others dont face the same issue in the future?

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PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> $newpool = Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "Week2"
PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> $tapejob = Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "ARBTestToTape"
PS C:\Users\administrator.ENSAT> Set-VBRBackupToTapeJob -Job $tapejob -IncrementalBackupMediaPool $newpool -FullBackupMediaPool $newpool

FullBackupPolicy           : WeeklyOnDays
Object                     : {}
ProcessIncrementalBackup   : True
ScheduleOptions            : Daily
WaitForBackupJobs          : True
WaitPeriod                 : 03:00:00
GFSScheduleOptions         : 
AlwaysCopyFromLatestFull   : False
EjectCurrentMedium         : False
ExportCurrentMediaSet      : False
ExportDays                 : {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...}
FullBackupMediaPool        : Week2
IncrementalBackupMediaPool : Week2
UseHardwareCompression     : False
NotificationOptions        : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRNotificationOptions
JobScriptOptions           : Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Infos.VBRJobScriptOptions
NextRun                    : 
Target                     : Week2
Type                       : BackupToTape
LastResult                 : Success
LastState                  : Stopped
Id                         : 23d40d8f-4a52-4427-ba25-6aa49e42bcd1
Name                       : ARBTestToTape
Description                : Created by ENSAT\administrator at 18/05/2016 8:47 AM

[veremin]

Can you tell me what product version you're currently at? I'm wondering because the described issue looks like the one that has been fixed previously.

Thanks.

[aaron@ARB]

9.0u1

[veremin]

Hmm, strange behaviour, indeed. I've tried to reproduce it in my lab - without much success, though.

Anyway, glad to hear that splitting the lines solved the issue for you.

Thanks.