"Remove deleted items data after" value in Powershell

[Piotr]

Hi,

Does anybody know how to change in Powershell "Remove deleted items data after" value (Storage -> Advanced -> Maintenance -> Full backup file maintenance) in VBR job?

Thanks

[veremin]

Try this script:

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Asnp VeeamPSSnapin
$Job = Get-VBRJob -name "Name of your job"
$Options = $Job.GetOptions()
$Options.backupstorageoptions.retaindays = "Value that you want to set"
Set-VBRJobOptions -Job $Job -Options $Options

Thanks!

[Piotr]

Hi,

It works!

Thanks

[veremin]

You're welcome.

Basically, all job settings are distributed among different option set in $Job.GetOptions(). For instance, backup job advanced storage settings can be found in $Options.BackupStorageOptions, backup job advanced notifications settings - in $Options.NotificationOptions, etc.

So, whenever you struggle with finding the necessary property in PS, just change it in GUI and locate where it gets reflected in option set and, then, write a script, using the approach above.

Thanks!

[kb1ibt]

I want to thank you for this thread, I just ran into a bug (Case # 03365723) in 9.5u4 with Backup Copy jobs and needed to follow these instructions to get it working again.

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$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Name of your job"
$options = $job.GetOptions()
$options.generationpolicy.DeletedVmsDataRetentionPeriodDays = "30"
Set-VBRJobOptions -Job $job -Options $options

[veremin]

Not sure whether I follow you on that. Are saying that this script stopped working, after you had upgraded to Update 4? Thanks.

[kb1ibt]

The console stopped working in U4 if the value for that field is (the default) 180, even if the check mark is unchecked. So I needed to use the Powershell in order to adjust the number of days in order to access the Advanced settings.

[veremin]

Ah, I didn't get at first that it wasn't the script that didn't work

Good to know that the script helped you to fix the issue.

Thanks!