FR: add option to set deleted VM retention in backupcopyjob

[mjr.epicfail]

Hi all,

I'm trying to set the retention for deleted items via powershell in a Backup copy job. https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120
However I cannot find any reference to set this option.
The alternative was Set-VBRJobOptions (https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120) however this has been deprecated for backupcopyjobs.

Did I miss the powershell command or doesn't it exist (yet)?

[david.domask]

Hi Danny,

Doesn't seem like you're missing anything, I think the new cmdlet just needs to be updated. Normally you'd get this with Set-VBRBackupCopyJob, but it does not appear to be present yet. I'll check on why that is, but will need a bit of time.

As a unsupported method for workaround, you can use the following code:

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$job = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob -Name 'dd-ps-gfs-test'
$bcj = [Veeam.Backup.Core.CBackupJob]::Find($job.id)
$bcj.Options.GenerationPolicy


EnableDeletedVmDataRetention            : True
DeletedVmsDataRetentionPeriodDays       : 30
...[truncated]

$bcj.Options.GenerationPolicy.EnableDeletedVmDataRetention = $true
$bcj.Update()

You can see on the 3rd line that the Options.GenerationPolicy property has two values to control Deleted Item Retention. Set those as desired, then on the $bcj object, run the Update() method.

This should be fine, but limit the unsupported .NET reflection just to this and use official methods whenever possible.

[mjr.epicfail]

Hi David,

Yes, I also couldnt find it in Set-VBRBackupCopyJob, also compacting full + schedule isnt present in that cmdlet.
I could add that via "Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions" (this also works on a backupcopyjob apparently)

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# enable compact full + schedule
$compactschedule = New-VBRMonthlyOptions -dayofweek Sunday -Period 16:00 -DayNumberInMonth Second 
Set-VBRJobAdvancedOptions -job (get-vbrjob -Name "test") -EnableCompactFull -CompactFullScheduleType Monthly -CompactFullMonthlyOptions $compactschedule

I figured it could be done via .NET reflection, however I wanted it done the right way
I'm currently looking into cloning a existing backupcopy job (template) and editing it that way.
That should be completely supported...

Anywho, thank you for responding and supplying a workaround, I hope this missing feature will be added soon