Start Job via Powershell with RetryBackup parameter error

[tka]

Hi all,

we're using powershell scripting to start our backup jobs which workes fine so far.

Since from time to time single VMs fail to backup successfully I would like to add the -RetryBackup parameter but after doing so I get the following error:

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+$jobresult = start-vbrjob <<<<  -Job $job -RetryBackup + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Start-VBRJob], TargetInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Command.StartVBRJob

working script:

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$jobs = get-vbrjob
foreach ($job in $jobs){
    if ($job.Name -eq $jobname){
		$jobresult = start-vbrjob -Job $job
...

not working:

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$jobs = get-vbrjob
foreach ($job in $jobs){
    if ($job.Name -eq $jobname){
		$jobresult = start-vbrjob -Job $job -RetryBackup
...

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
t.

[veremin]

May be the exception was thrown, because backup console had tried to run retry cycle on non-failed job? Can you try to assign to a variable just one job that has failed the last time and try to retry it with the following code:

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Start-VBRJob -Job $FailedJob -RetryBackup

If that works, you can then add some checking portion to the code that will distinguish failed jobs from non-failed ones and start retry cycle in accordance.

Thanks.

[tka]

Looks like that was exaclty the case. I misinterpreted the parameter... Thanks!

t.

[veremin]

Got it. So, some additional checks are needed. For instance,

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foreach ($Job in Get-VBRJob)
{
if ($Job.GetLastResult() -eq "Failed")
{
Start-VBRJob -Job $Job -RetryBackup
}
else{...}
}

Thanks.