[Request]

[Michel121]

Hello everyone,

I would like to auto start Veeam backup jobs when an external hard drive is plugged in.
Plus I need it to auto check if all jobs were successful, then eject the hard drive.

thanks in advance

[HannesK]

Hello,
and welcome to the forums.

As you posted in the PowerShell forum, the first step would be to start a script when the USB drive is connected. Here is an example (first Google hit)

The script then can start a backup job with start-vbrjob

ejecting the drive can be done as post-job script

With get-vbrjob, you can get the last result (Google / forum search should also give some "ready to use" scripts)

Best regards,
Hannes
PS: check the "rotated drives" checkbox in the repository settings

[Michel121]

Thanks you so much.

[albertwt]

Hi @Hannes,

Is using the PowerShell script as a post and pre-backup script a supported scenario when we troubleshoot some issues with the Veeam support team?

[HannesK]

Hello,
If you ask, whether Veeam support helps when customers are using pre & post scripts, then the answer is "yes".

If you ask, whether Veeam support will write / check / troubleshoot customer's scripts, then the answer is "no".

Best regards,
Hannes

[albertwt]

That's great, it's all I need.

Thanks, Hannes.

[Michel121]

I followed the links you gave me and everything is working perfectly

I am using the following command : Get-VBRJob -Name "test" | Start-VBRJob -StartChainedJobs

now my question is: how can I run this command on a network device. for example something like this:

Get-VBRJob \\Veaam-Server -Name "test" | Start-VBRJob -StartChainedJobs

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Michel,

If you want to execute veeam powershell commands remotely, you need to install VBR console on the server you want to run commands from, use Connect-VBRServer cmdlet to establish connection to a VBR server instance and then invoke cmdlets like you usually do. They will be executed in scope of the remote connection.

Once you sent all the commands you needed, use Disconnect-VBRServer to stop remote session.

Best regards,
Oleg

[Michel121]

thank you. that is exactly what I needed.