PowerShell Script to Identify Backup Metadata Not Converted to V12 Format (Veeam v13)

[jjacquemont]

Hello,

My question concerns writing a PowerShell script to ensure that my clients Veeam servers are compatible with the upgrade to Veeam version 13, in accordance with the information provided in this post: veeam-backup-replication-f2/deprecated- ... 97087.html
One of the configurations that may block the upgrade to v13 is the following:
Jobs with backup metadata still not upgraded to V12 format

How can I check the format of the backup metadata using PowerShell?

Thank you,

[Mildur]

Hi JJacquemont

Have you tried to filter jobs by "IsTruePerVmContainer"?

Code: Select all

Get-VBRBackup | Where-Object {($_.IsTruePerVmContainer -eq 0) -And (($_.TypeToString -eq "VmWare Backup") -or ($_.TypeToString -eq "HyperV Backup" ) -or ($_.TypeToString -eq "Backup Copy" ))} | ft -AutoSize

Best,
Fabian

[jjacquemont]

Hello Fabian,

Thanks for your response! Indeed, I ended up using the "IsTruePerVmContainer" property.
My only issue is that I’m struggling to interpret the meaning of this property.
According to the documentation https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... ml?ver=120 , it seems there are several backup chain formats:
- Per-Machine Backup with Separate Metadata Files (Recommended)
- Per-Machine Backup with Single Metadata File (Legacy)

How can I know which of the two the "IsTruePerVmContainer" property refers to, especially since I'm not sure whether the Per-Machine Backup with Single Metadata File format is actually supported in Veeam version 13?

Thank you