Change sync hour backup copy

[Cyril_Mars]

Hi,

I create a post job script in backup job in order to launch his backup copy sync :

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Add-PSSnapin VeeamPSSnapin

$Job = Get-VBRJob –name "BACKUP COPY TEST"
Sync-VBRBackupCopyJob –Job $Job

This backup copy job have an interval copy of 1 day with an hour.
I need add to this script the possibility to change the hour copy interval for his next synchronization.

In fact the script must replace the hour interval job by the actual hour of system. In this case, the backup copy job will have 1 day for copying backup job and will sync the day after at the same hour.

Do you have an idea for scripting this?

Thank you

[PTide]

Hi,

There is an option to set some parameters manually.

Assume you've created a copy job named, say, "Backup Copy Job 1". The method provided below is not recommended.

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$bcJob = get-vbrjob -Name "Backup Copy Job 1"
$bcjob.Options.GenerationPolicy

EnableDeletedVmDataRetention            : False
DeletedVmsDataRetentionPeriodDays       : 30
RecoveryPointObjectiveValue             : 13
RecoveryPointObjectiveUnit              : Minute
SyncIntervalStartTime                   : 00:00:00
RetentionPolicyType                     : Simple
KeepGfsBackup                           : False
SimpleRetentionRestorePoints            : 7
EnableCompactFull                       : False
CompactFullBackupScheduleKind           : Monthly
CompactFullBackupDays                   : {Saturday}
CompactFullBackupMonthlyScheduleOptions : Veeam.Backup.Model.CDomFullBackupMonthlyScheduleOp
EnableRechek                            : True
RecheckScheduleKind                     : Monthly
RecheckDays                             : {Saturday}
RecheckBackupMonthlyScheduleOptions     : Veeam.Backup.Model.CDomFullBackupMonthlyScheduleOp
GFSRecentPoints                         : 7
GFSWeeklyBackups                        : 4
GFSMonthlyBackups                       : 0
GFSQuarterlyBackups                     : 0
GFSYearlyBackups                        : 0
WeeklyBackupDayOfWeek                   : Sunday
WeeklyBackupTime                        : 22:00:00
MonthlyBackup                           : Veeam.Backup.Model.CDomMonthlyBackupCreationTime
QuarterlyBackup                         : Veeam.Backup.Model.CDomQuarterlyBackupCreationTime
YearlyBackup                            : Veeam.Backup.Model.CDomYearlyBackupCreationTime

Now you need to set some values. Example:

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$bcJob.Options.GenerationPolicy.RecoveryPointObjectiveValue = 13
$bcJob.Options.GenerationPolicy.RecoveryPointObjectiveUnit = 0

Units: 0 for minutes, 1 for hours, 2 for days.

P.S. Nevertheless, I'd recommend you to find some workaround using task scheduler.

Thank you.

[Cyril_Mars]

Hi,

Thank you for your response. It works
However, why these commands are not recommanded?

When yo talk about task scheduler, it concerns scheduleOptions commands?
Thank you

[PTide]

Hi,

why these commands are not recommanded?

Because it happens so, that people tweaking anything what is not in a reference guide may accidentally do something wrong (no offense, it happens to all of us ). Another reason - nobody can guarantee that in next release/build something won't change in such way that the mentioned workaround becomes unusable. With that said - be very careful using any undocumented tricks.

When yo talk about task scheduler, it concerns scheduleOptions commands?

It concerns Windows built-in Task Scheduler.

Thank you.

[PTide]

Could you please clarify what exactly are you trying to accomplish? It seems to me that there should be a simpler way of scheduling backup copy job.

Thank you.

[Cyril_Mars]

Hello,

Sorry for the delay.
The problem is solved.

Thank you