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Running a restore via PowerShell
Can someone post an example of a Set-VBRRestoreVM command?
We have several VMs in a backup file and we need to just create a script to run through and restore each one as the previous one finishes. I don't need anything fancy but I've looked at this off and on for days and I'm getting no where. Any help would be appreciated!
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We have several VMs in a backup file and we need to just create a script to run through and restore each one as the previous one finishes. I don't need anything fancy but I've looked at this off and on for days and I'm getting no where. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Hello Edwin,
Let me check the proper usage of this cmdlet with devs, as I'm not great expert in Powershell. I will update this thread with the example tomorrow.
Thanks!
Let me check the proper usage of this cmdlet with devs, as I'm not great expert in Powershell. I will update this thread with the example tomorrow.
Thanks!
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Hello Edwin, this is a script one of our customers created to automate VM recovery testing
The blog is in Russian, but Google Translate does a decent job, plus actual PowerShell code does not need translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... pot.com%2F
Hope this helps!
The blog is in Russian, but Google Translate does a decent job, plus actual PowerShell code does not need translation
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... pot.com%2F
Hope this helps!
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Thanks, I'll download the code and take a look. I think part of the problem here is just my lack of knowledge with PowerShell. I got one of the other guys in the office here to help me out and we got it working for the most part. I do have one question left though and it may take a support person to answer this one...
When using Get-VBRJobRestorePoints, there is a date option...is there a command I can use for the date to always choose the latest backup? This is for our DR recovery and it would be nice to just be able to use -Date "latest" or something like that if that makes sense.
When using Get-VBRJobRestorePoints, there is a date option...is there a command I can use for the date to always choose the latest backup? This is for our DR recovery and it would be nice to just be able to use -Date "latest" or something like that if that makes sense.
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Edwin,
To choose the latest date for your backups, you should be using this cmdlet:
Also here is the Set-VBRRestoreVM cmdlet usage example as requested:
Hope it helps!
To choose the latest date for your backups, you should be using this cmdlet:
Code: Select all
((Get-VBRJobRestorePoints "JobName" "VmName" | sort CreationTime)[0])
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Set-VBRRestoreVM ((Get-VBRJobRestorePoints "JobName" "VmName" | sort CreationTime)[0]) (Get-VBRJobDestination VcOrEsxName.domain.local "DatastoreName" "ResourcePoolName") -DiskType Source -VMName "NewVmName"
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Thanks so much! That's exactly what I was needing.
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
The script doesn't appear to be at that site anymore.
Can you copy/paste it into the forum?
Adam
Can you copy/paste it into the forum?
Adam
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
Hello Adam, here you go the scripts from the blog above. If you're searching for a script to restore VMs with Powershell, then please look through the example in my previous post, should help. Thanks!
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Re: Running a restore via PowerShell
hello,
How can we receive the result of the restore with Set-VBRRestoreVm (Success, Failed, Running...)
I cant't figure how to do that because there is no associated job created.
Regards.
Sebastien
How can we receive the result of the restore with Set-VBRRestoreVm (Success, Failed, Running...)
I cant't figure how to do that because there is no associated job created.
Regards.
Sebastien
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