replace a proxy on multiple backup jobs

[Kazz]

Hi,

I need to change one of my proxies on multiple veeam backup jobs (vmware)
Proxy das-071-vol02 needs to be removed and das-072-vol02 needs to be added only to the jobs where das-071-vol02 is currently configured. (Manual Selection)

The following code gives me a list of all jobs (63) where das-071-vol02 is used. Can anyone assist with a replace logic for VBR proxy from das-071-vol02 to das-072-vol02, while leaving other proxies configured on the 63 jobs as is?

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$proxyName = "das-071-vol02"
$backupJobs = Get-VBRJob
 
# Iterate through each backup job
foreach ($job in $backupJobs) {
    # Check if the job uses the specified proxy
    $proxyUsed = $job | Get-VBRJobProxy #   $job.GetOptions().Proxy
    if ($proxyUsed -ne $null -and $proxyUsed.Name -eq $proxyName) {
        Write-Host "Backup job $($job.Name) uses the proxy ($proxyName)"
    }
}

Thank you

[Kazz]

I am getting an error when running the code below
The property 'Proxy' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.

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$oldProxyName = "das-071-vol02"
$newProxyName = "das-021-vol02"

# Get the old proxy
$oldProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name $oldProxyName

# Check if the old proxy exists
if ($oldProxy -ne $null) {
    # Get the new proxy
    $newProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name $newProxyName

    # Check if the new proxy exists
    if ($newProxy -ne $null) {
        # Replace the old proxy with the new proxy in all backup jobs
        Get-VBRJob | ForEach-Object {
            $jobOptions = $_.GetOptions()
            $jobOptions.Proxy = $newProxy
            $_.SetOptions($jobOptions)
            Write-Host "Replaced proxy for job $($_.Name) from $oldProxyName to $newProxyName"
        }

        # Remove the old proxy
        Remove-VBRViProxy -Proxy $oldProxy
        Write-Host "Removed old proxy $oldProxyName"
    } else {
        Write-Host "New proxy $newProxyName not found"
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "Old proxy $oldProxyName not found"
}

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Kazz,

Here is the workaround script sample:

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$job = Get-VBRJob -Name 'Backup Job 1'
$oldProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 'Old Proxy'
$newProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name 'New Proxy'
$proxyType = [Veeam.Backup.Model.CJobProxyInfo+EType]::ESource
[Veeam.Backup.Core.CJobProxy]::Create($job.Id, $newProxy.Id, $proxyType)
[Veeam.Backup.Core.CJobProxy]::DeleteByProxy($oldProxy.Id)

No matter how many proxies you have assigned in your jobs, it should precisely add the new one and delete the one you specified only.

Then, if you want to delete the old proxy from DB completely, use remove cmdlet:

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Remove-VBRViProxy -Name 'Old Proxy'

Best regards,
Oleg

[Kazz]

Thanks Oleg!

[Kazz]

I am getting Cannot find an overload for "Create" and the argument count: "3".
At line:5 char:1
+ [Veeam.Backup.Core.CJobProxy]::Create($job.Id, $newProxy.Id, $proxyTy ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MethodCountCouldNotFindBest

if i give more than one job name to the $job var

[Kazz]

Updated Code

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$oldProxyName = 'das-071-vol02'
$newProxyName = 'das-072-vol02'

$backupJobs = Get-VBRJob

# Loop through each job
foreach ($job in $backupJobs) {
    # Get the old and new proxies for each job
    $oldProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name $oldProxyName
    $newProxy = Get-VBRViProxy -Name $newProxyName

    if ($oldProxy -and $newProxy) {
        # Create a new proxy entry for the job
        $proxyType = [Veeam.Backup.Model.CJobProxyInfo+EType]::ESource
        [Veeam.Backup.Core.CJobProxy]::Create($job.Id, $newProxy.Id, $proxyType)
        [Veeam.Backup.Core.CJobProxy]::DeleteByProxy($oldProxy.Id)
        Write-Warning "Proxy replacement completed for job: $($job.Name)"
    } else {
        Write-Warning "Error: Old or new proxy not found for job: $($job.Name)"
    }
}